From Public Affairs Detachment Tampa Bay, March 13, 2024 CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Wednesday, marking the official opening of the new Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach facility. Rear Adm. Amy Grable, assistant commandant,…
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS Miami with Gloria Estefan as Sponsor
From SECNAV Public Affairs, May 7, 2024 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 811 will be named USS Miami. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement, May 7, during the official kickoff concert of…
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Earl Warren
By Team Ships Public Affairs, May 7, 2024 SAN DIEGO – John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) was delivered to the Navy, May 7. Delivery follows the successful completion of Integrated Sea Trials to test the…
May 7 Central Command Update
U.S. Central Command, May 07, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between approximately 11:02 p.m. and 11:48 p.m. (Sanaa time) on May 6, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists launched three uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) over the Gulf of Aden from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen. A coalition ship…
Floating Piers, Cargo Ship With Aid for Gaza Face Weather Delays
May 7, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News Construction of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, system on the Mediterranean Sea, which will streamline delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, is now complete, the deputy Pentagon press secretary said today. …
ULA Signs Agreements with Bollinger Shipyards and Bristol Harbor Group Inc. to Design and Build New Ship to Carry Vulcan Rockets
Centennial, Colo., May 8, 2024 – ULA announced that it has signed agreements with Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana and Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. in Bristol, Rhode Island, to design, oversee and build a new ship to transport Vulcan rockets…
Amphibious Combat Vehicles Mark Operational Debut in Pacific
From Communication Strategy and Operations, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit May 6, 2024 OYSTER BAY, Philippines – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Amphibious Combat Vehicles Platoon conducted a live-fire, waterborne gunnery range exercise in Oyster Bay, Philippines, May 4, 2024, marking…
Fairbanks Morse Defense Awarded Purchase Order for Common Rail Technology Retrofit Kit on San Antonio Class Ships
Common rail technology improves engine efficiency, lowering fuel costs and carbon emissions BELOIT, Wis. – May 7, 2024 – Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a purchase order by HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding…
NOAA Breaks Ground on New Marine Operations Center Facility in Newport, Rhode Island
By Keeley Belva, NOAA, May 6, 2024 Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island that will serve as the future home…
May 6 Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command May 6, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 10:47 a.m. (Sanaa time) on May 6, 2024, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists over the Red Sea….
