Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ******* Jan. 26, 2023 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Carl Levin By Team Ships Public Affairs Bath, Maine – The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin…
New Commanders Nominated for 5th, 7th Fleets
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — President Joe Biden has nominated two Navy rear admirals for the rank of vice admiral and as numbered fleet commanders. In a Jan. 27 announcement, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said that Navy Rear Adm….
UK Frigate Forward-Deployment Programme: Demonstrating value through improved availability
Dr. Lee Willett, London The UK’s forward-deployed frigate programme in the Gulf is demonstrating operational value for the UK, senior Royal Navy (RN) officers told Seapower as HMS Montrose – the Type 23 frigate that was the first ship deployed…
CH-53K lifts F-35C in external load test
Release from Naval Air Systems Command ******* NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) performed an external load certification lift of an inoperable F-35…
BAE Systems to support Columbia-class submarine effort
Release from BAE Systems ******* BAE Systems won a $71 million competitive contract award to manufacture and deliver U.S. Navy Columbia-class submarine components. This is the second contract award received by BAE Systems for work on the U.S. Navy’s key…
National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) Program Achieves Milestone with Steel Cutting of Fourth Ship
Release from Philly Shipyard ******* National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) Program Achieves Milestone with Steel Cutting of Fourth Ship NSMV IV to be delivered to Texas A&M Maritime Academy in 2025 TOTE Services, LLC, (Tote Services) Philly Shipyard, Inc., (Philly…
Fairbanks Morse Defense Awarded Sole-Source Service Contract for LCS Freedom-Class Vessels
Release from Fairbanks Morse Defense ******* BELOIT, Wis. – January 24, 2023 – Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) requirements contract by the U.S. Navy. The agreement makes…
SECNAV awards Navy Cross to retired Korean War veteran
Release from U.S. Navy ******* By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aleksandr Freutel, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 23 January 2023 SAN DIEGO — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams…
Marine Corps, Navy Cease Administrative Actions to Dismiss COVID Vaccine Refusers
******************** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have halted administrative actions to discharge Sailors and Marines for refusing mandatory vaccination against the COVID-19 coronavirus variant. In accordance with updated guidance from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, “Commanders will…
General Dynamics NASSCO Christens the Third Ship in the T-AO Fleet Oiler Program for the U.S. Navy
Release from General Dynamics NASSCO ******* SAN DIEGO — General Dynamics NASSCO christened the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), the third ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, today. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del…
