The global community of C-130J Super Hercules operators recently surpassed 2 million flight hours, Lockheed Martin announced in an Oct. 15 release. These hours were logged beginning with the C-130J’s first flight on April 5, 1996, through the end of July 2019. Twenty-two…
Coast Guard Repatriates 45 Dominican Migrants Following 3 At-Sea Interdictions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez (WPC-1114) repatriated 45 of 49 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Oct. 14 just off the Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of three separate illegal migrant voyages…
Miguel Keith Completes Acceptance Trials
SAN DIEGO — The Navy’s newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), Miguel Keith (ESB 5) successfully completed acceptance trials on Oct. 11, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in an Oct. 15 release. The trials were conducted off the coast of Southern California after…
AeroVironment Launches New Puma LE UAS
AeroVironment Inc. has launched the Puma LE (Long Endurance), the next generation in its Puma All Environment small unmanned aircraft system product line, the company said in an Oct. 14 release. The updated platform has increased range and expanded payload capacity, according to the company. Puma LE…
DHS, Coast Guard Extend Limited Contract Relief for Offshore Patrol Cutter
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard, granted extraordinary relief to the Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) for the offshore patrol cutter (OPC), Coast Guard Headquarters announced in an Oct. 11 release. ESG submitted a request June…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Expands Shipbuilder Academy Program
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 8 for its new Shipbuilder Academy site in Gulfport, according to a company news release. Shipbuilder Academy was established in 2016 at Ingalls’ Maritime Training Academy with a mission to provide…
Navy Secretary Thanks Oshkosh Defense for Work on JLTV
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Oshkosh Defense received a visit from Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer, who addressed team members and thanked them for delivering Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps ahead of schedule and below budget. The Bravo Zulu Award they received signifies a “job well done.” “I recently…
Spencer Names Future Transport Dock Ship in Honor of City of Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pa. — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has named the next San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, LPD 30, in honor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, according to a statement from Spencer’s public affairs office. “The people of central Pennsylvania have always played a critical…
Construction Starts on Future USS Nantucket
MARINETTE, Wis. — Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine marked the start of construction on littoral combat ship (LCS) 27, the future USS Nantucket, with a ceremony here Oct. 9, according to a Lockheed Martin statement. As part of a ship-building tradition dating back centuries, a shipyard worker…
Coast Guard Sets New Record for Illegal Fishing Vessel Interdictions
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement crews interdicted a record-breaking number of lanchas throughout the Gulf of Mexico for fiscal year 2019, according to a Coast Guard 8th District release. Since October 2018, Coast Guard assets and personnel have detected a total…
