Release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency ***** Romania Seeks Former Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. —The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of AAV7 assault amphibious vehicles to the…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces First Ships Enrolled in the Tanker Security Program
Release from the Maritime Administration ***** Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Creation of the program meets an urgent DOD need and grows the U.S.-flagged fleet WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that nine ships have been…
USS Vermont Arrives at New Homeport in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Release from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** 28 July 2023 From Story by Chief Petty Officer B. Biller, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet PEARL HARBOR – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) and its crew…
Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124)
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** JULY 28, 2023 The Navy will christen the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) during a 10:30 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, July 29, at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works…
Coast Guard celebrates groundbreaking ceremony to rebuild from Hurricane Maria
Release from Coast Guard 7th District ***** Seventh Coast Guard District – 305-415-6680 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Base San Juan and Coast Guard Sector San Juan held a groundbreaking ceremony, Thursday, for the rebuilding of shore infrastructure…
SECNAV Names Future Expeditionary Sea Base Ship USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8)
Release from the Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** 27 July 2023 QUANTICO, Va. – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that the future expeditionary sea base ship ESB 8 will be named in honor of…
GE Marine to Supply LM2500 Gas Turbine Engines in New Lightweight Composite Enclosure for Turkish I-Class MILGEM
Release from GE Marine ***** July 25, 2023, Evendale, OH – GE Marine signed an agreement with TAIS OG-STM İş Ortaklığı in Istanbul, Türkiye, to provide the LM2500 marine gas turbine engine in a new lightweight composite enclosure for the İstif-Class…
Marine Infantry Packs a Logistics Punch on Australian Beach
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Marine Infantry Packs a Logistics Punch on Australian Beach July 27, 2023 | By David Vergun , DOD News Several hundred U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit landed yesterday on the beach…
CNO Travels to Colombia, Australia, Singapore, and Japan
Release from Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs ***** From Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs YOKOSUKA, Japan – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and his wife, Linda, visited Colombia, Australia, Singapore, and Japan, to meet with…
NEDU Saturation Dive Team Joins DPAA Recovery Mission
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** July 26, 2023 By NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communication A team of divers from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) supported a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission…
