From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, Oct.22, 2024 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 664 pounds (301 kgs) of seized cocaine and transferred custody of six smugglers to Coast Guard Investigative…
SECNAV Names Future SSN 813 for Atlanta
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 23 October 2024 ATLANTA (Oct 23, 2024) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the future Virginia-class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine SSN 813 will be named USS Atlanta. Del Toro made the announcement during…
Navy Warfare Center Drives First Naval Strike Missile Launch Demo from Destroyer
From Thomas McMahon, Oct. 23, 2024 PORT HUENEME, California – Among the flurry of fleet activities in the recent Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in Hawaii was a milestone that Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)…
Philly Shipyard Delivers Second National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, Patriot State
Program designed to provide state-of-the-art training vessels to five state maritime academies From Philly Shipyard, Sept. 26, 2024 PHILADELPHIA — September 26, 2024 — Philly Shipyard, Inc. (“Philly Shipyard”), the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), today delivered the Patriot…
Navy Announces Commissioning Ceremony for the Future USS Beloit
From Karli Yeager, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Beloit (LCS 29), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, on Nov. 23, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. LCS 29 will be the…
15th MEU H-1 Det Conducts Live-Fire Training from USS Miguel Keith in the Indo-Pacific
by Capt. Brian Tuthill, 17 October 2024 PACIFIC OCEAN — UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper aircrew assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a series of day and night close air support training missions with live ordnance Sept….
NAVAIR Taps Mercury to Provide Advanced Data Transfer Systems for Navy Aircraft
ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercury Systems, Inc., a technology company that delivers mission-critical processing power to the edge, today announced it was awarded a five-year contract worth as much as $131.3 million from the U.S. Naval…
Coast Guard Cutter Bear Returns Home After 58-Day Operation Vigilant Sentry Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Oct. 22, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WPC 901) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Oct. 7, following a 58-day homeland security and counter-drug patrol in the Windward…
Remembering Two Trailblazing Aviators: Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay “Miley” Evans and Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman
From Commander, Naval Air Forces Public Affairs, 22 October 2024 Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay “Miley” Evans and Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman will be remembered as role models, trailblazers, and women whose influence touched countless people on the flight deck and well beyond. …
USS Washington (SSN 787) Awarded Presidential Unit Citation
By MC1 Justin E. Yarborough 18 October 2024 The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) prepares to moor pierside during the boat’s homecoming at Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 15, 2023. Washington returns following a deployment that supported national security…
