MEDITERRANEAN SEA — The Legend-class national security USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) transited out of the Mediterranean Sea, concluding the crew’s recent operations in the U.S. Navy 6th Fleet’s area of responsibility, May 24, 2021, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in…
USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns from Deployment
SAN DIEGO – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to San Diego, May 25, marking the completion of its deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, the U.S. 3rd Fleet’s Public Affairs office said…
NAVAIR Commander: Readiness Initiatives Extend to Multiple Aircraft Types
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has been heralded for the significant progress in increasing the mission-capable rates of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter fleet, but the initiatives that made it possible are not being limited to strike fighters,…
Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, May 22, said commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One. Due to COVID-19 limitations, 400 guests attended the socially…
Makin Island ARG, 15th MEU Returns from 7-Month Deployment
SAN DIEGO – More than 5,000 Sailors and Marines of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned to their San Diego homeport over the weekend, concluding a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas…
Construction Starts on Fleet Oiler Robert F. Kennedy
SAN DIEGO – Construction on the USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) began at the General Dynamics – National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard, May 21, the Navy’s Program Executive Office – Ships said in a release. T-AO 208…
USS Wichita Busts $12 Million Drugs in Caribbean Sea
CARIBBEAN SEA – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 402 has seized an estimated $12 million in suspected drugs, the U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs said in a…
U.S. Coast Guard Establishes UxS Cross Functional Working Group
A report from the National Academies of Sciences has recommended the U.S. Coast Guard “take a more strategic and accelerated approach to exploit the capabilities of existing and future unmanned systems,” and the Coast Guard agrees. The report, “Leveraging Unmanned Systems…
Royal Navy draws from the past to name future frigates
The Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates will be an inspiration. According to First Sea Lord, Adm. Tony Radakin, who released the names of the first five ships, the frigates will be known as the Inspiration class. “Each of the names…
MARAD Announces Funding Opportunity for Marine Highway Program
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced on May 21 the availability of $10.8 million in grant funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The AMHP’s purpose is to encourage the use of America’s 25,000…
