NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy’s last Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer scheduled to shift its homeport to…
Pilot Safe after Ejection from Navy T-45C Crash near NAS Kingsville, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI — On Aug. 16 at approximately 12:00 p.m. CDT, a U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, crashed on approach to NAS Kingsville, the Chief of…
Keel Authenticated for Future USS Jeremiah Denton
WASHINGTON — The keel for the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), a Flight III Arleigh-Burke class destroyer was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, August 16, Team Ships Public Affairs said in a release. The…
Joint Strike Fighter Lot 15 Ceiling Allows 28 F-35s for Navy, Marine Corps
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department has increased the ceiling for its contract for Lot 15 Joint Strike Fighters to 129, the department said in an Aug. 12 release. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin a not-to-exceed $7.63…
General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $236.2 Million Contract Modification for Support of Operational Submarines
GROTON, Conn. — General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a modification of the previously awarded U.S. Navy contract for engineering, technical, design and planning yard support for operational strategic and attack submarines, the company…
ONR ‘SCOUTs’ for Creative Warfighting Solutions at Naval Academy Event
ARLINGTON, Va. — A web of connecting sensors and buoys for conducting ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) in the maritime environment. Specialized GPS that can monitor fishing routes and pinpoint suspicious activity that might reveal the presence of drug smugglers. These…
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Returns from Indo-Pacific Deployment
SAN DIEGO — The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group returned home Aug. 11, marking the end of a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet area of operations, the USS Abraham Lincoln’s public affairs office said in a release. …
George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Deploys
NORFOLK, Va. — Commander, Carrier Strike Group 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) deployed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) from Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 10, the carrier strike group said in a…
Carrier Air Wing 9 Returns from Indo-Pacific Deployment
SAN DIEGO — Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, embarked aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), returned from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations on Aug. 9, USS Abraham Lincoln public…
NAVSAFECOM Addresses Deficiencies, Enhances Safe Diving Fleetwide
NORFOLK, Va. — Divers across the naval enterprise will be safer, thanks in part to thorough assessments by the Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) resulting in an update to diving operations and maintenance by Naval Sea Systems Command, NAVSAFECOM Spokeswoman Amy…
