WASHINGTON — U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with his U.K. counterpart, Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key, at the Pentagon, Feb. 15, the CNO’s public affairs office…
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns Home for Valentine’s Day
SAN DIEGO — The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returned to San Diego on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation, said U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs. …
Navy to Deliver Next-Generation Ship-to-Shore Connectors to Assault Craft Unit
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is set to deliver the first two operational next-generation landing craft, air cushion 110-class ship-to-shore connectors on Feb. 11 to an assault craft unit in Little Creek, Virginia, Navy officials said. The two SSCs are…
CNO Emphasizes Joint All-Domain Operations in Texas Visit
FORT WORTH, Texas — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, and visited Lockheed Martin on Feb. 10, with Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), the CNO’s Public Affairs Office said in a release. Gilday and Granger…
COVID Challenges Toughened 7th Fleet Sailors, Vice Adm. Merz Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The coronavirus pandemic may have disrupted normal operations and planned training exercises over the last two years, but it drove U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units in the Indo-Pacific to work together and solve problems under trying conditions,…
Admiral: ‘Urgency’ Needed in Fielding of New Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. — The current world geo-political climate is evidence of the need for urgency in the fielding of new systems, a Navy program executive officer said. “It shouldn’t take 18 months to get [a new system] on contract; it…
AARGM-ER Completes 2nd Successful Missile Live Fire Test
LOS ANGELES — Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Feb. 7 the successful completion of the second flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range. The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft Jan. 21…
Analysts: Navy’s LAW Shipbuilding Program Must Resist Requirements Creep
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s program to build a force of light amphibious warships faces challenges, including an uncertain amphibious warfare fleet force structure requirement and a risk of requirements creep, according to analysts. Eric Labs, senior analyst for…
USS O’Kane Returns Home from Deployment
SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) returned home to Naval Base San Diego on Feb. 6, completing an eight-month independent deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation, said U.S. 3rd…
Rep. Luria: Congress Needs Frank Budget Requirements from Navy — and Consequences of Not Funding Them
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy needs to be frank in telling Congress what it needs to meet its warfighting requirements in the National Defense Strategy and the consequences if requirements are not funded, the vice chair of the House Armed…
