PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division started fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Pittsburgh (LPD 31) on Sept. 7, the company said in a release. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100…
SECDEF Announces Nominations of Marine Corps General Officers
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Sept. 9 the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James F. Glynn for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant…
Cutter Tampa Returns Home following Successful 56-Day Caribbean Sea Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Aug. 24 after a 56-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said Sept. 9. During the patrol, Tampa’s crew…
COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Still an Issue Across the Sea Services
ARLINGTON, Va. — Seven cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy who refused to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate were disenrolled and ordered off the school’s New London, Connecticut, campus in late August. “While the seven cadets have been…
CNO, Chief of Italian Navy Meet and Discuss Regional Security
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday hosted Chief of Italian Navy Adm. Enrico Credendino at the Pentagon for an office call on Sept. 7, the CNO’s public affairs office said in a release. Gilday and Credendino discussed their…
DoD Submits Updated Red Hill Defuel Plan to Hawaii DOH
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Department of Defense submitted on Sept. 7 its updated plan to defuel the Red Hill Bulk Underground Storage Facility to the Hawaii Department of Health, Commander Navy Region Hawaii public affairs said in…
Littoral Combat Ships Conduct Joint Oceania Maritime Support Initiative
PACIFIC OCEAN — Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Oakland (LCS 24) deployed to the Oceania region with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team detachments to conduct maritime law enforcement operations in support…
USS Ross Concludes 8-Year Forward-Deployment to Europe
ROTA, Spain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, marking the end of its time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Destroyer, Sept. 6, said U.S. 6th…
Navy Awards Curtiss-Wright Contracts to Support Columbia Submarine Program
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Curtiss-Wright Corp. has been awarded contracts valued at approximately $120 million when fully funded to provide generators for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Columbia-class submarine, the company said Sept. 6. “We are very proud to have been chosen…
Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Flies with LITENING Targeting Pod
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Northrop Grumman’s LITENING advanced targeting pod has successfully completed its first test flights on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet. The Navy selected LITENING to replace the legacy targeting pods on the F/A-18 fleet in early…
