Release from Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs ***** 27 November 2023 From Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs On November 25, USS Hopper (DDG 70) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands,…
CNO and MCPON Conduct Trip to Indo-Pacific to Underscore Commitment to Allies, Visit Sailors
Release from CNO Public Affairs ***** WASHINGTON, DC – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea traveled to Guam, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to underscore the U.S. Navy’s…
Leonardo DRS Hybrid Electric Drive Propulsion System Successful in Republic of Korea Navy Sea Trials of First Ulsan-Class Frigate
Release from Leonardo DRS Inc. ***** November 20, 2023 ARLINGTON, Va.– Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today the successful completion of comprehensive sea trials of the first Ulsan-Class Future Frigate experimental Batch-3 (FFX-III) for the Republic of Korea Navy…
U.S. 7th Fleet and Armed Forces of the Philippines Begin Maritime Cooperative Activity
Release from Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs ***** Nov. 22, 2023 By Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs SOUTH CHINA SEA – U.S.7th Fleet (C7F) and Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) units began a maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the South…
P-8 Mishap in Hawaii Is Possible First Loss in Aircraft’s Career
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ***** ARLINGTON, Va. — A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft ran off a runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Nov. 20, likely resulting in the first loss of…
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Yokosuka
Release from USS Ronald Reagan ***** YOKOSUKA, Japan – The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returned to its forward-deployed port in Yokosuka, Japan, following a six-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, Nov. 19. During the ship’s final…
HII is Awarded Contract for DDG 51-Class Follow Yard Support
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division received a cost-plus-award fee contract from the U.S. Navy for follow yard support of the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class…
CMF’s French-led Combined Task Force 150 Seizes $34 Million in Illegal Narcotics at Sea
Release from Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs ***** MANAMA, Bahrain — A French navy ship working with Combined Maritime Forces seized about $34 million worth of illegal drugs from a stateless vessel while operating in the international waters of the…
U.S. 4th Fleet Conducts Inaugural Maritime Planning Symposium
Release from USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS ***** CALLAO, Peru – 25 naval officers from eight partner nations recently completed the first-ever U.S. 4th Fleet Maritime Planning Symposium at the Peruvian Naval War College (Escuela Superior de Guerra Naval) in Callao, Peru. Supported by…
SECNAV Del Toro Leads Inaugural Meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council
***** 17 November 2023 As part of his commitment to strengthen the Nation’s shipbuilding and maintenance, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council (GSC) at the Coast Guard Yard in…
