Some 10,000 Marines and Sailors stretched their logistical muscles to support and supply sea-based operations during a major exercise to prepare naval expeditionary forces for enemy threats and a potential future fight across an island-dotted battlespace. During Pacific Blitz 2019,…
USNS Gianella Completes Final Underway Mission
NORFOLK, Va. — Military Sealift Command’s last champion class T-5 petroleum tanker, USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT 1125), completed its final underway mission for the U.S. Navy by sailing down the Elisabeth River to downtown Norfolk, Virginia, in support of…
Cutter Valiant Crew Returns Home Following 9-Week Counter-Drug Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returned home May 27 to Naval Station Mayport following a nine-week counter-drug patrol in the eastern Pacific, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The Valiant crew…
Navy Deactivates First F-35C Replacement Squadron, Merges With Second
ARLINGTON, Va. — Ceremonies and a flyaway May 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, marked the deactivation of the Navy’s first F-35C fleet replacement squadron and its consolidation with the second F-35C FRS as the service moves to conduct…
Coast Guard Interdicts 10 Cuban Migrants and 2 Suspected Smugglers off Villa Clara Province
KEY WEST, Fla.— The Coast Guard interdicted 10 Cuban migrants and two suspected smugglers on May 21 about 12 miles off Villa Clara Province, Cuba, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received…
Coast Guard Supports U.S. Pacific Fleet Navigation Initiatives in Federated States of Micronesia
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard conducted an aids-to-navigation and waterways assessment in the Federated States of Micronesia in support of improved maritime safety and defense readiness in May, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The U.S….
Moran Confirmed as 32nd Chief of Naval Operations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Adm. Bill Moran to become the 32nd chief of naval operations (CNO). The chief of naval personnel, Vice Adm. Robert Burke, also was confirmed for promotion to admiral and appointment as the next…
Coast Guard Interdicts 22 Ecuadorians in Possession of Illegal Firearms in Eastern Pacific
ECUADOR — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) interdicted 22 Ecuadorian nationals last week in possession of illegal firearms in the eastern Pacific Ocean and delivered them to Ecuadorian authorities, the Coast Guard 7th District said in…
Coast Guard Interdicts 50 Haitian Migrants 46 Miles North of Cap-Haïtien
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted 50 migrants May 21 about 46 miles north of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. At about 5:35 p.m. May 21, the Coast Guard Robert Yered (WPC-1104) crew detected…
Coast Guard Repatriates 66 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 66 migrants on May 23 to a Dominican navy vessel in waters off the Dominican Republic following the interdiction of three illegal migrant vessels in the Mona Passage earlier that week,…
