JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard opened forward operating location (FOL) Kotzebue, Alaska, in support of Arctic Shield 2018 operations throughout the Arctic region July 1, the Coast Guard 17th District said in a release. As part of operation Arctic…
Boeing to Build 28 Super Hornets for Kuwait
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has awarded to Boeing $1.5 billion for 28 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters for the Kuwaiti Air Force. According to a June 27 Defense Department contract announcement, Boeing will build 22 single-seat F/A-18E and six…
MDA Director: Ship-based Missile Defense More Capable, Flexible than Land-based Options
WASHINGTON — The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) accepted the declaration by Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John M. Richardson that he wants to get his Aegis-equipped warships out of the missile defense patrol missions, but noted…
Virginia-Class Submarine Indiana is Delivered to U.S. Navy
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the newest nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine to the U.S. Navy, the company said in a June 25 release. The future USS Indiana (SSN 789) is the 16th Virginia-class submarine…
Navy Developing Ship Coatings to Reduce Fuel, Energy Costs
ARLINGTON, Va. — It can repel water, oil, alcohol and even peanut butter. And it might save the U.S. Navy millions of dollars in ship fuel costs, reduce the amount of energy that vessels consume and improve operational efficiency. The…
Coast Guard Cutter Campbell Returns with $209 Million Cocaine Seizure
BOSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returned to its homeport in Kittery, Maine, June 15 after an 80-day counternarcotic patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. Campbell’s crew…
Commander Nominated for Resurrected U.S. Second Fleet
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Donald J Trump has nominated Vice Adm. Andrew L. Lewis to command the new U.S. Second Fleet, to be headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. Lewis, a naval aviator, has served as deputy chief of naval operations for…
Marines Stage on Expeditionary Mobile Base Ship USS Puller for Real-World Operation
ARLINGTON, Va. — A Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response (MAGTF-CR) has used a Navy expeditionary mobile base ship (ESB) for a quick-reaction movement in the Persian Gulf, the task force commander said. Speaking June 8 to the Potomac Institute, Col….
Wave Gliders Selected to Study Arctic and Southern Oceans
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Oceanographers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps) and the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington (APL-UW) have selected Wave Glider long-duration ocean robots as their sensor platform to conduct advanced scientific research in the most…
Marine Corps to Award Orders for Cold Weather Boots and Socks
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Marines will stay warm during ambient cold weather operations with new boots and socks. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) intends to award sole source purchase orders for two types of Intense Cold Weather Boots…
