By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy plans to inactivate or transfer eight ships during fiscal 2026, including two warships and six auxiliary ships, the service said in a Sept. 12 internal message to the…
Coast Guard Seizes 75,000 Pounds of Cocaine Through Operation Pacific Viper
From U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Sept. 18, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has seized more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging over…
HII Hosts Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith at Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Gen. Eric Smith, the 39th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division Wednesday. During his visit, Smith met with Ingalls leadership and toured the…
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia after 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Sept. 18, 2025 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Wednesday, concluding an 83-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea…
Swift Engineering SULE High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Platform Achieves New Altitude Record of 67,000 Feet
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – Sept. 17, 2025 – Swift Engineering, a leading innovator in advanced solutions for unmanned aviation as well as a range of other critical applications, has announced that its SULE (Swift Ultra Long Endurance) aircraft achieved a…
Coast Guard Awards $68M Contract for New HC-130J Hangars in Hawaii
Release From Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a contract to the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. for the design and construction of two new membrane tension hangars and associated facilities at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii. The award…
U.S., Australia Naval Forces Conduct Bilateral Training in the South China Sea
By Lt. Victor Murkowski, Destroyer Squadron 15 SOUTH CHINA SEA – The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted bilateral training in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific through the South China Sea, Sept. 15-16. Participating ships included the Arleigh…
USS America Enhances Joint Readiness with Army and Marine Corps Rotary-Wing Operations
By Lt. Carolina Fernandez NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN — Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) concluded joint aviation training with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, boosting interoperability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. On Sept. 7 and 11,…
UNITAS 2025 Kicks off at Naval Station Mayport
Release From U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. – UNITAS 2025 officially kicked off at an opening ceremony aboard Naval Station Mayport, Sept. 15. UNITAS, Latin for unity, united, or oneness, is the…
Combat Craft Medium to Gain New, Improved Sibling
The United States Special Operations Command’s Combat Craft Medium Mark 1 will get a new and improved next-generation sibling in the future called the Combat Craft Medium Mark 2. Currently, USSOCOM is working with Oregon-based company ReconCraft on the first…
