By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs, June 8, 2024 MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, June 7, 2024. Mason entered the…
NOAA’s Hahn Selected for Third Star, Deputy Under Secretary for Operations
From NOAA Public Affairs, June 7, 2024 NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Rear Admiral Nancy A. Hann has been selected for promotion to the rank of vice admiral and will serve as NOAA’s deputy under secretary for operations, beginning August 2024….
Navy to Christen Future USNS Cherokee Nation
From U.S. Navy Office of Information, 07 June 2024 The Navy will christen the Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, June 8, in Houma, Louisiana. The…
USS Normandy Attends 80th D-Day Remembrance
By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/ U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs June 5, 2024 CHERBOURG, France – Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) arrived in Cherbourg, France June 3, 2024, to commemorate their namesake’s region while…
Naval Beach Group Amphibious Forces Commemorate D-Day’s 80th Anniversary
By Chief Petty Officer Mark Faram 06 June 2024 CORONADO, California — Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. It was the…
Two Marine Generals Nominated for Third Star
From the U.S. Department of Defense, June 6, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Melvin G. Carter for appointment to the grade of lieutenant…
June 6 Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command, June 6, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed eight Houthi uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea. Additionally, USCENTCOM forces successfully…
USCGC Calhoun Returns Home Following First Deployment
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, June 6, 2024 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) returned to their homeport in North Charleston, Monday, after completing the cutter’s first deployment. Calhoun’s crew steamed…
Aeronautics Introduces New Operating Concept for Latest Loitering Munition System
Addressing Evolving Operational Challenges of the modern battlefield, the Orbiter 2LM and Orbiter 2ISR systems collaboratively enable an advanced sensor-to-shooter capability for diverse missions June 06, 2024, Aeronautics Ltd. – a world leader in design, development, and manufacturing of Unmanned…
U.S. Marine Economy Continues Upward Trend
$476 billion contribution helps build a ‘greater, more Climate-Ready Nation’ From NOAA, June 7, 2024 The American marine economy continued to bolster the nation in 2022 as demonstrated by increased sales and jobs, according to the most recent statistics from…
