ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro selected Meredith Berger to perform the duties of the undersecretary of the Navy effective Aug. 25, the Navy announced in an Aug. 23 release. Berger who is currently serving as the assistant secretary of…
US, Singapore Reaffirm LCS, P-8 Rotational Deployments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The United States and Singapore have reaffirmed a strong military partnership that includes continuing rotational deployments of U.S. naval units to Singapore, the White House said. Singapore, an island nation at the tip of the Malay peninsula…
Navy’s UISS Completes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
WASHINGTON — The Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) has completed the ship-based Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program onboard the littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14)…
USS Gerald R. Ford Commences Planned Incremental Availability
NORFOLK, Va. — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Naval Station Norfolk to make the transit to Newport News Shipyard in support of her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance, and repairs,…
ONR Awards General Atomics Contract for LDUUV Motor, Energy Storage System
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced in an Aug. 20 release that it has been awarded a design contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop a concept for integrating a unique GA-EMS motor and…
USS Curtis Wilbur Returning Home After 25 Years in Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan — USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) departed Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 18, following 25 years of service as a forward-deployed ship to U.S. 7th Fleet, the fleet said in a release. Curtis Wilbur arrived in Yokosuka, Japan…
USS Arlington Arrives in Haiti to Support USAID
CARIBBEAN SEA – The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrived in U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations off the coast Haiti to begin humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, Aug. 21, said Lt. Laura Price,…
Coast Guard Holds Lighthouse Rededication Ceremony in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard held a rededication ceremony Friday at the New Point Loma Lighthouse in San Diego, the Coast Guard 11th District said in an Aug. 20 release. The rededication is the official recognition of the light station’s service career…
Embassy, USAID, Coast Guard, CBP Discuss Haitian Earthquake Response Efforts
MIAMI — Since the Aug. 14 earthquake in Haiti, Coast Guard men and women deployed there have flown 196 evolutions, saved 206 people, assisted 131 people, transported 306 urban disaster and relief personnel and transported 10,200 pounds of disaster and relief supplies, officials…
Navy Awards Rite-Solutions $20M Combat Systems Engineering Services Contract
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — Rite-Solutions recently won a five-year, $20.4 million contract with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT). The company will provide engineering and technical services to support the evolution and deployment of submarine communications networks, including the Submarine…
