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…
Navy to Commission Future USS John Basilone
From the Navy Office of Information, Nov. 7, 2024 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122) will be commissioned, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. EST in New York. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the…
EP-3E Aries II Completes Final Flight in U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations
From Commander, Naval Air Forces, Oct. 29, 2024 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – After nearly six decades of service, the EP-3E Aries II, a multi-intelligence reconnaissance aircraft, completed its final flight in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of…


