JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC-717) continues their North Pacific patrol in support of Operation North Pacific Guard (NPG) 2019, protecting living marine resources, enforcing international fisheries agreements and conducting global security missions, the Coast…
VT Group Awarded Navy Afloat Global C4ISR Installations Contract
CHANTILLY, Va. — VT Group, a middle-market technology integrator and C4ISR solutions provider, has been named by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) as one of six award winners for an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. VT Group will compete…
New Special Assistant to Navy Secretary Will Oversee Cybersecurity
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is creating a new high-level position in the office of the Navy secretary to oversee information management policy, including cybersecurity. The position will be the special assistant for information management and will be given…
Coast Guard’s Newest National Security Cutter Arrives in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) arrived Aug. 16 at its new homeport in Honolulu, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a statement. The Midgett is the eighth of the Coast Guard’s national security cutters and…
Hawaii Welcomes Third Sentinel-Class Coast Guard Cutter
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter William Hart (WPC-1134) arrived in Honolulu Harbor on Aug. 17, becoming the third 154-foot fast-response cutter homeported in Hawaii, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The FRCs are some of the…
Coast Guard Repatriates 25 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC-912) repatriated 22 Dominicans and returned one Venezuelan and two Haitians to a Dominican navy patrol vessel Aug. 15 near Samaná, Dominican Republic, the Coast Guard 7th District said…
Industry’s Role in Force Projection, Sustainment a Topic at NDTA-USTRANSCOM Command Fall Meeting
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Robert McMahon will discuss industry’s role in projecting and sustaining U.S. forces during an emergency or a crisis at the National Defense Transportation Association-U.S. Transportation Command fall meeting Oct. 7-10 at Union Station in…
Newest National Security Cutter Makes Second Cocaine Seizure in Five Days as 4,600 Pounds Are Interdicted
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Crews aboard the precommissioned U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) interdicted a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel July 31 and seized more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine during a boarding in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean,…
Raytheon to Demo Unmanned Single-Sortie Mine Sweeping for Navy at ANTX 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Raytheon Co. is ready to demonstrate a single-sortie mine neutralization concept using systems it developed or is developing. The technology will be demonstrated at Newport, Rhode Island, during the last week of August at ANTX (Advanced…
Bell 407GXI Helicopter Earns IFR Certification
FORT WORTH, Texas — Bell Textron Inc. announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued an instrument flight rules supplemental type certificate for the Bell 407GXi helicopter. The certification is a requirement for the U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System…
