ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ commandant sees a continued need for the Maritime Prepositioning Force in the future as his Force Design 2030 initiative is implemented. The MPF, managed by the Military Sealift Command, is comprised of two squadrons…
Marines Prep for ‘Stand-in Force’ Goal of Operating in Enemy Weapon Engagement Zones
WASHINGTON – A key part of the Marine Corps’ ongoing Force Design 2030 is creation of a “stand-in force,” which is intended to be relatively small, highly mobile but lethal units that are to operate well within the enemy’s “weapons…
Berger, Del Toro: New Technology Combined With Old Platforms Can Thwart Adversaries
WASHINGTON — U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger and Secretary of the Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro are promoting air, surface and undersea unmanned vehicles, and some new uses for old platforms, as a way for the redesigned force to…
Coast Guard Commissions Cutter Pablo Valent
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard commissioned the 48th Sentinel-class fast response cutter Pablo Valent (WPC 1148) into service at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, May 11, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Rear Adm….
Ocean Craft Marine To Create First Maritime Innovation Lab to Accelerate Innovation in the Maritime Industry
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Ocean Craft Marine, a rigid-hull inflatable boat builder and maritime solution provider, will invest more than a quarter billion dollars over the next 10 years establishing the industry’s first independent maritime innovation laboratory, the company announced…
Berger: Marines Need More MQ-9 Drones for ‘Organic ISR’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps will expand its fleet of MQ-9 Reaper drones to meet growing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needs, the commandant said May 10. “We’re going to move from three squadrons right now to perhaps double that,” Gen….
Marine Panel: Existing Platforms Need Better Employment to Address Global Logistics Challenges
WASHINGTON — The emerging difficult security environment, particularly with the growing threat from China in the Indo-Pacific theater, has placed greater importance on global logistics and created new challenges on how to sustain the deployed forces, a panel of senior…
CNO, Italian Defense Chief of Staff Meet, Discuss Maritime Strategy and Partnership
WASHINGTON — U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with the Italian Chief of Defense Staff Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone at the Pentagon May 10, the CNO’s Public Affairs Office said in a release. Gilday and Cavo Dragone…
BAE Systems Testing ACV for Marine Corps Recon Program
WASHINGTON – BAE Systems is offering the Marine Corps an alternative to its proposal to produce a new-start platform for the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program by demonstrating a new version of its Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which is currently operational. “We…
Coast Guard Offloads $5.6 Million in Seized Cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier and Caribbean Corridor Strike Force agents offloaded 626 pounds of seized cocaine Monday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a…
