The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), left, operates in the Red Sea, May 1, 2023, while supporting the Department of State’s efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and others who have requested departure from Sudan. Credit: U.S. Africa…
Building Bonds: 35 Years of United Through Reading
Then-Sergeant Nikole Stradley, a radio operator with Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and then the mother of a nine-month-old, reads a book while being videotaped for the United Through Reading Program in 2010. Holidays can…
Northrop Grumman to Deliver US Navy’s E-130J Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Aircraft
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Dec. 18, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected as the prime contractor to deliver nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) mission. The Northrop…
U.S. Navy Completes Final Testing Milestone for Unmanned Surface Vessel Program
By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs, Dec. 18, 2024 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy recently achieved its final key milestone in the development of Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) integrated capabilities by successfully completing a…
USS Beloit (LCS 29) Makes It Home to Mayport
From U.S. 4th Fleet, Dec.10, 2024 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT (Dec. 19, 2024) – Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Beloit (LCS 29) makes it to her homeport in Mayport, Fla., December 19. After 15 locks, four Great Lakes, three port…
Lawmakers Introduce SHIPS Act to Revitalize Shipbuilding, Commercial Maritime Industries
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives on Dec. 19 introduced introduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act, comprehensive legislation to revitalize the United States shipbuilding and commercial maritime industries. The SHIPS…
VAQ-133 “Wizards” complete historic first Next Generation Jammer Deployment
From VAQ-133, Dec. 16, 2024 VAQ-133 returns from a five-month deployment as the first Navy squadron to tactically employ the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer. WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash.- Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133), assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW) 9, returned from the Abraham…
Navy’s NEPTUNE Program Accelerates Maritime Innovation Through University Partnerships
Stanford’s Hacking for Defense Program Helps Drive Rapid Technology Transition from Lab to Fleet From the Office of Naval Research STANFORD, Calif., December 18, 2024 — The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) is revolutionizing maritime technology development through…
Kaine Applauds Senate Passage Of Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Bill
Kaine successfully secured key provisions to support servicemembers and Virginia’s defense community WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chair of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, applauded the…
A Week in the Life of Protecting American Fish and Seafood
From U.S. Coast Guard 5th District, Dec. 18,2024 PHILADELPHIA – One hundred miles off the New Jersey coastline, the waters were vast and seemingly endless. To the untrained eye, it was a serene stretch of blue, a world away from…
