ARLINGTON, Va. — Capt. Brett Crozier, the former skipper of the first U.S. Navy warship to suffer a novel coronavirus outbreak at sea, wasn’t restored to command last week as many had expected following a weeks-long investigation, but the detailed…
Foggo: Fourth ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ Underway
ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in command of U.S. Naval Force in Europe and Africa said the U.S. Navy and other NATO naval forces need to extend operations in the North Atlantic to ensure the security of Europe and North…
CH-53K King Stallion Completes First Sea Trials
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The CH-53K King Stallion completed a two-week period of sea trials in the Atlantic earlier this month, the Naval Air Systems Command said in a June 24 release. This was the first opportunity to…
GE to Supply Gas Turbines for New Turkish Fleet Replenishment Ship
EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine has received a contract from Sefine Shipyard to provide two LM2500 marine gas turbines to power the Turkish Naval Forces’ new fleet replenishment ship, GE said in a release. Known as the DIMDEG project, this new-generation ship will satisfy the fuel,…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Returns Home After Counter-Drug Patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant crew returned home to Cape Canaveral on June 24 following a 40-day counter-drug patrol in the western Caribbean, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. During their patrol, the Vigilant’s crew participated in a…
Fairbanks Morse Wins Navy Contract for LPD 31’s Engines
BELOIT, Wis. – Fairbanks Morse has been awarded a purchase order by Huntington Ingalls Industries to build and deliver the four main propulsion diesel engines that will power the U.S. Navy’s newest landing platform/dock (LPD) ship, LPD 31, Fairbanks Morse said in a release….
Collins Aerospace Aids Navy, Marine Corps Pilots With New Visual Acuity System
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., is helping the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps transition from analog to digital night-vision systems with the company’s new Enhanced Visual Acuity (EVA) system, the company said in a release. …
Navy Base in Diego Garcia Welcome to Stay After Transfer of Sovereignty, Official Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy base in Diego Garcia, an outpost in the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean, would be welcome to remain if Mauritius succeeds in its sovereignty claim over the archipelago, currently known as the British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT), a Mauritian…
Commandant Honors Cutter John Midgett as Decommissioning Approaches
WASHINGTON — The commandant of the Coast Guard saluted the cutter John Midgett as the ship heads for decommissioning after 48 years of service. In a June 23 message to the Coast Guard, Adm. Karl L. Schultz commended the John Midgett crew as having embodied the cutter’s motto —…
First CMV-22B for Fleet Operations Arrives at Naval Air Station North Island
NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. — Bell Textron Inc. and Boeing delivered the first CMV-22B Osprey for fleet operations to the U.S. Navy on June 22. The CMV-22B is assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 at Naval Air…
