Release from BAE Systems ***** FALLS CHURCH, Va. – March 6, 2023 – The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded BAE Systems a $256.8 million contract for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under a third order for full-rate production (FRP)….
BOLLINGER KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF T-ATS 10 WITH STEEL CUTTING CEREMONY
Release from Bollinger Shipyards ***** USNS MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION is the fifth Bollinger-built T-ATS T-ATS to replace the aging Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ships and Powhatan-class tugboats Pascagoula, MS — (March 7, 2023) – Joined by senior U.S. Navy officials at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, Bollinger Shipyards…
Australia Announces Formation of MQ-4C Triton UAS Squadron
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The Royal Australian Air Force has re-activated a historic squadron to operate its forthcoming MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles announced at the Avalon Air Show last week that…
USS John Finn joins Task Force 71 in Japan
Release from Commander, Task Force 71 / Destroyer Squadron 15 Public Affairs ***** USS John Finn joins Task Force 71 in Japan 06 March 2023 From Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Keiley, Commander, Task Force 71 / Destroyer Squadron 15 Public Affairs …
Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Commences Multi-Week Exercise to Fully Certify as Combat-Deployable U.S. Warship
Release from Carrier Strike Group 12 Public Affairs ***** 03 March 2023 From Carrier Strike Group 12 Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Sailors, ships, squadrons and staffs of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) commenced their final…
HII Hosts Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday at Newport News Shipbuilding
Release from HII ***** HII Hosts Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday at Newport News Shipbuilding NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday for a visit…
Marine Corps releases Talent Management Update
Release from Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps 6 March 2023 ***** MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VA – The U.S. Marine Corps released the Talent Management Update which details the progress made since the release of Talent Management 2030. The release of…
USCGC MAURICE JESTER is the THIRD of Six FRCs to be homeported in Boston, MA
Release from Bollinger Shipyards ***** LOCKPORT, La., — (March 2, 2023) – Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has delivered the USCGC Maurice Jester to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 178th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the…
USCGC Decisive decommissioned after 55 years of service
Release from Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** March 2, 2023 USCGC Decisive decommissioned after 55 years of service PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Coast Guard decommissioned USCGC Decisive (WMEC 629) during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Thursday. Vice Adm. Kevin…
AMPHIBIOUS CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TWO (ACB2) HOLDS DECOMMISSIONING CEREMONY AFTER NEARLY 80 YEARS SERVICE TO THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
Release from Expeditionary Strike Group Two Public Affairs ***** 02 March 2023 JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, Va. – On March 2, Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO (ACB2) held a decommissioning ceremony at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek (JEBLC)…