By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy embarked the first Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) aboard USS Canberra (LCS 30), April 18, service officials announced. With the MCM mission…
CNO Franchetti: Navy Has a Lot to Offer Young People
April 24, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DoD News Recruiters across the military are challenged every day to bring young people into service. But the chief of naval operations said she thinks the Navy has what young people are looking for…
NOAA to Break Ground for New facility at Naval Station Newport
Apr. 24, 2024 NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a ceremony May 6 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island to break ground on a new facility that will serve as the future home of the NOAA Marine Operations…
Electric Boat Competition Sparks Interest in Naval Science Careers
23 April 2024 Student engineering teams from Princeton, Washington College and the University of Alabama have won first place in their respective events at the “Promoting Electric Propulsion” (PEP) boat races, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and…
SECNAV Advocates Increased Legal Immigration to Increase Shipbuilder Workforce
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy said the shortage of workers in the U.S. shipbuilding industry could be partially alleviated by allowing more legal immigrants into the country to work in the…
RTX Breaks Ground on $115M Expansion of Alabama Missile Integration Facility
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Raytheon, an RTX business, recently broke ground on a $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility, which will increase the factory’s space for integrating and delivering on critical defense programs by more…
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Participates in Western Pacific Naval Symposium
3 April 2024 From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson Navy Commander Hayley Sims provided the following readout: U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Stephen Koehler participated in the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS), which was hosted…
SECDEF Announces Flag Officer Nominations
April 19, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced on April 19 that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Michael E. Boyle for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as deputy…
Sub USS New Hampshire Conducts Brief Stop off Coast of Iceland
By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs April 20, 2024 COAST OF ICELAND – The Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducted a brief stop for personnel and supplies off of the…
New T-54A arrives at NAS Corpus Christi to replace aging T-44C
From Chief of Naval Air Training, Apr. 18, 2024 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Two T-54A multi-engine aircraft landed aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, April 18. The arrival of the T-54A heralds a new generation of Naval Aviators who…
