***** MAYPORT, FL, UNITED STATES Story by Lt. Ayifa Brooks, 09.29.2023 Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron TWO NAVAL STATION MAYPORT (Sept. 29, 2023) – Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) was decommissioned in Mayport, Fla., September 29. As an…
General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $967 Million Contract Modification for Virginia-Class Submarines
***** GROTON, Conn. (October 3, 2023) – General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it has been awarded a $967 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for Lead Yard Support and Development and Design…
VMM-364 transfers Horn of Africa mission to VMM-261
***** 10.03.2023 Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rion Codrington Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti AMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (October 1, 2023) – Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 reinforced (VMM-364) handed off their mission as the Aviation Combat Element in the Horn of Africa…
SECNAV Names Future Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 810)
Release from the Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, today, announced that the future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 810 will be named USS San Francisco. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement during…
Secretary Del Toro Tours Historic West Coast Facility, Explores Ways to Increase Shipyard Capacity in the Pacific
Release from Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** VALLEJO, CA, UNITED STATES 10.02.2023 Office of the Secretary of the Navy A week after calling for a new, bold maritime statecraft, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and key members…
Systems Models Keep Submarines Mission Ready
BY TRACY GREGORIO An important, yet often underappreciated challenge for undersea warfare is keeping submarine systems well-maintained and available. Every command has a budget for reliability, maintainability, and availability (RMA), but those resources are limited and need to be carefully…
Marine Corps deactivates historic F/A-18 training squadron
MIRAMAR, CA, UNITED STATES 09.29.2023 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing deactivated VMFAT-101, an historic F/A-18 Hornet training squadron, here on September 29, 2023. Since 1969, instructor pilots of the VMFAT-101 “Sharpshooters”…
USS Augusta Commissions Amidst the Morning Fog of Maine
***** EASTPORT, ME, UNITED STATES 09.30.2023 Story by Julie Ann Ripley Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet EASTPORT, MAINE (Sept. 30, 2023) – Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) commissioned at Eastport, Maine, Sept. 30. In the week leading…
Raytheon and Texas A&M Establish Texas’ First Laser Weapon Test Site
***** First high-energy laser demonstration in Texas takes down drone targets in flight at Texas A&M-RELLIS BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — On Sept. 21 and 22, Raytheon, an RTX company, conducted an open-air test of an operational…
Coast Guard delivering upgraded multi-mission helicopters to Air Station Detroit
***** Air Station Detroit Sept. 29, 2023 MT. CLEMENS, Mich. — Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter Tuesday to replace the legacy MH-65D helicopters that support Coast Guard missions throughout the Great Lakes region. The…
