Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** The Navy will christen one of its newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, the future USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News…
General Atomics Awarded Contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat
Release from General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems ***** General Atomics Awarded Contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat for Virginia-class Payload Tube Manufacturing SAN DIEGO – 04 May 2023 – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded…
Flag Officer Announcement
***** Flag Officer Announcement 03 May 2023 Navy Vice Adm. William J. Houston for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Department of the Navy/Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. Houston is currently serving…
Coast Guard offloads $10.2 million in seized cocaine, transfers 3 smugglers to federal agents in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Release from United States Coast Guard ***** May 4, 2023 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crew and Caribbean Corridor Strike Force agents offloaded 901 pounds (411kgs) of cocaine Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico,…
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deploys an element to CENTCOM
Release from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit ***** CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES 04.29.2023 Story by Capt. Angelica White 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit A small task-organized element of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) is…
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns to homeport after completing a 30-day patrol in the Bering Sea
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 17th District ***** May 3, 2023 KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley and crew recently returned to its homeport of Kodiak following a successful 30-day patrol in the Bering Sea. Nicknamed the “Bulldog…
Marines Standardize Recruit Depots, Deactivate Historic Battalion
************** PARRIS ISLAND, SC – In a milestone emphasizing the Marine Corps’ successful standardization in recruit training, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island will deactivate its Fourth Recruit Training Battalion in a ceremony June 15, 2023, and realign personnel between…
Second Merchant Vessel Seized within a Week by Iran
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs STRAIT OF HORMUZ – On May 3 at approximately 6:20 a.m. local time, Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic…
MQ-25, H-1 test next-gen satellite communications
Release from Naval Air Systems Command ***** Published: May 2, 2023 NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Marine Corps’ UH-1Y helicopter completed an initial flight to test the data transmission of the new Mobile User Objective System…
HII to Provide Shore-Based Training, Engineering and Development Support for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren
Release from HII ***** McLEAN, Va., May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division was awarded a $242 million contract to provide shore-based training, engineering and development support (SBEDS) for the U.S. Navy. The task order…
