Release from U.S. Fleet Forces Command ***** NORFOLK, Va. – The crews of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) performed a MK 41 Vertical…
Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Lucy Stone
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO)…
BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS Cuts Steel on Prototype Module of First US-Built Heavy Icebreaker in 50 Years
Release from Bollinger Shipyards ***** Prototype module will become the foundation of new Polar Security Cutter PASCAGOULA, Miss., — (August 9, 2023) – Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has begun cutting steel at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS on the first…
USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) Arrives Home
Release from Commander, Naval Surface Group Mid-Pacific ***** 07 August 2023 PEARL HARBOR, HI, UNITED STATES – The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120), and its crew arrived at the ship’s new home port of…
GA-ASI Advances Ecosystem for Autonomously Operational UCAV
Release from General Atomics ***** SAN DIEGO – 09 August 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) advanced its ability to operationalize the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) ecosystem by combining advanced autonomy and government-provided human-machine interface (HMI) hardware….
Fairbanks Morse Defense, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Collaborate on Developing Alternative Fuel Technology for Marine Engines
Release from Fairbanks Morse Defense ***** BELOIT, Wis. – August 8, 2023 – Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, and Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, have entered into…
Fourth New England-based Fast Response Cutter to be commissioned in Portland
Release from Coast Guard 1st District ***** Aug. 8, 2023 Fourth New England-based Fast Response Cutter to be commissioned in Portland PORTLAND, Me. — The Coast Guard Cutter John Patterson (WPC-1153) is scheduled to be commissioned during a ceremony Thursday…
Office of Naval Research, NIWC Pacific host 26th international RoboSub Competition
Release from Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific ***** Office of Naval Research, NIWC Pacific host 26th international RoboSub Competition 07 August 2023 From Mason Piedfort, Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific SAN DIEGO – The Office of Naval Research (ONR) and…
SECNAV Names Future Navajo-Class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Solomon Atkinson
Release from the Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs ***** 07 August 2023 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honor of Solomon…
3,000 Sailors and Marines Arrive in Middle East aboard USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – More than 3,000 U.S. Sailors and Marines of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit…
