By Lt.j.g. Kathryn Cole March 4, 2024 YOKOSUKA, Japan – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) returned to its forward-deployed location of Yokosuka, Japan, to rejoin Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, March 2nd, 2024. “We are excited…
Bollinger Shipyards Hosts Chief of Naval Operations, Asst. Commandant of the Marine Corps, PEO Ships, & U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker
PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 6, 2024 – Earlier this week, Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding Shipyards hosted a delegation of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders at its facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The delegation included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Assistant…
Bataan ARG, 26th MEU(SOC) to Return to Homeport
By Amphibious Squadron 8 Public Affairs STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR – The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the…
Navy Opens Second Triton UAV Forward Deployment Site
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy squadron that operates the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle has opened its second deployment site, with this one located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily. During…
HII Hosts Naval Leaders at Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced that Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney joined U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss, for a visit to…
HII Completes Acceptance Trials On Richard M. Mccool Jr. (LPD 29)
PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful completion of acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico for amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the final Flight…
Navy Announces Flag Officer Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va.—The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced on March 1 the following assignments: Rear Adm. Anthony C. Carullo will be assigned as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C….
SECNAV Del Toro Engages Japanese Shipbuilding Execs
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro met with leading Japanese shipbuilding industry executives and toured a shipyard undertaking maintenance and repair of a U.S. Navy oiler, Feb. 28-29. Discussions were productive and centered on attracting Japanese investment in integrated…
SECNAV Del Toro Visits Republic of Palau
KOROR, Republic of Palau (March 1, 2024) – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro visited the Republic of Palau Feb. 29 to March 1 for a series of strategic engagements on the expanding relationship with the critically important…
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future LCS USS Kingsville (LCS 36)
By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants March 1, 2024 MOBILE, Ala. — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, March 1. Kingsville is the 18th Independence-variant Littoral…
