Nov. 12, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD Public Affairs Since Friday, U.S. Central Command has conducted strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen and against targets in Syria as part of the defeat-ISIS mission there. On Saturday and Sunday, Centcom…
United States, Canada, and Finland Sign MOU to Build Arctic and Polar Icebreakers
New trilateral arrangement formalizes collaboration on the production of Arctic and polar icebreakers From the Department of Homeland Security, Nov. 13, 2024 WASHINGTON – Officials representing the Governments of the United States, Canada, and Finland today signed a Memorandum of…
General Officer Announcements
From the U.S. Department of Defense, Nov. 13, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert C. Fulford for appointment to the grade of lieutenant…
First Royal Australian Navy Officer Graduates Engineering Duty Officer Basic Course under AUKUS Pillar 1
By NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications and AUKUS I&A Public Affairs, Nov. 12,2024 PORT HUENEME, Calif. – A Royal Australian Navy Officer graduated for the first time from the U.S. Navy Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) School, during a ceremony at Naval Base…
A Living Legacy, USS John Basilone is Commissioned
By Lt. j.g. Julian Jacobs, Nov. 12, 2024 NEW YORK – On Saturday morning, nestled between the USS Intrepid, New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, and the cruise terminal, the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Basilone, was brought to…
Macomb College, Navy Partner to Fast-Track Maritime Manufacturing Training
By Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications, Nov. 8, 2024 WARREN, Mich. — In a significant step forward for maritime manufacturing in Michigan, the U.S. Navy and Macomb Community College launched the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing (M3) Initiative’s Accelerated…
NIWC Atlantic Team Develops Next-Generation Mobile ATC Towers
By Kris Patterson, NIWC Atlantic Public Affairs Office, Nov. 6, 2024 CHARLESTON, S.C. – Members of Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) Engineering Division are engaged in developing a new generation of mobile ATC towers designed for rapid deployment. The…
Statement from CNO on Discovery of the Location of the Wreck of Destroyer USS Edsall (DD-219)
11 November 2024 Chief of Naval Operations / Admiral Lisa Franchetti On behalf of the United States Navy, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Royal Australian Navy for locating the final resting place of the…
FRCE Inducts First Navy CMV-22B For Maintenance
12 November 2024 From Heather Wilburn, Fleet Readiness Center East MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) met a new milestone with the induction of its first Navy CMV-22B Osprey for maintenance Aug. 21….
USCGC Reliance Returns to Florida After 60-day Operation Vigilant Sentry Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Nov. 7, 2024 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their home port in Pensacola, Oct. 28, following a 60-day patrol in the Windward Passage. Throughout their…
