Composite of releases from General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII ***** GROTON, Conn., and NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 25, 2023) — General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division announced Sept. 25…
Smith Sworn in as Commandant of the Marine Corps
***** WASHINGTON, D.C. — General Eric M. Smith was sworn-in as the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Sept 22, 2023, at the Pentagon, Headquarters Marine Corps said in…
Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One Makes Its First Port Visit in Yokosuka, Japan
From By U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs ***** 21 September 2023 YOKOSUKA, Japan – The unmanned surface vessels (USVs) Ranger and Mariner from Unmanned Surface Vessel Division ONE (USVDIV-1) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on Sept. 18 as part of…
Koa Moana Marines Host Puma Training for Palau Maritime Law Enforcement
KOROR, PALAU 09.14.2023 Story by Staff Sgt. Courtney White 1st Marine Logistics Group U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 concluded the Task Force Koa Moana RQ-20B Puma Training Course with a graduation ceremony at the Palau Joint Operations Center,…
JB Charleston, MCAS Beaufort search-and-recovery team locates F-35B debris field
Release from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing ****** JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Personnel from Joint Base Charleston and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, in close coordination with local authorities, have located a debris field in Williamsburg County. The debris was…
F-35B Loss is the Fourth for the Marine Corps
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The pilot of a Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II strike fighter ejected safely near Charleston, South Carolina, on September 17, but search-and-recovery efforts for the aircraft are ongoing, a Marine Corps official said. “The search-and-recovery efforts…
1st LAAD Battalion Reactivates in Hawaii
Release from the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ***** MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, UNITED STATES 08.31.2023 MCAS KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii – Today, Headquarters and Service (H&S) Battery, 1st Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st…
Marine Corps Looking at Stealthy Autonomous Vessels for Logistics
***** ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Marine Corps is exploring a concept to enhance its ability to supply its forces its forces inside a contested environment: low-profile vessels used by drug-running cartels. The Corps, however, is looking at autonomous low-profile vessels (LPVs),…
U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Establish New Maritime Fires Executive Agent
Release from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations ***** 06 September 2023 WASHINGTON — Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy Vice Adm. Gene Black, and Acting Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and…
DEPOT TACKLES SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES WITH ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
Release from U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Command ***** MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, GA – The Marine Corps Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM COE) recently helped the Navy solve a supply chain issue for the USS Kentucky. The Kentucky,…
