Release from Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet Dec. 1, 2023 By Ensign Karolyn Batista, USS Paul Ignatius Public Affairs Officer ROTA, Spain – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) returned to Rota, Spain, on November 28, 2023, following a…
Navy to Christen Amphibious Assault Ship Bougainville
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Dec. 1, 2023 The Navy will christen its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8), during a 9 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, Dec. 2, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Under…
Navy to Christen Amphibious Assault Ship Bougainville
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Dec. 1, 2023 The Navy will christen its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8), during a 9 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, Dec. 2, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Under…
Combined Multinational Effort Averts Attempted Seizure in the Gulf of Aden
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | November 30, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain – A combined naval effort between multiple nations thwarted an attempted seizure of an oil tanker in…
Iranian UAV Creates Safety-of-Flight Risk to IKE Carrier Strike Group in Arabian Gulf
***** U.S. Naval Forces Central Command public affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – Statement from the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper: “Iranian unmanned aircraft took unsafe and unprofessional actions near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)…
Littoral Combat Ship, Unmanned Systems Pair Up to Advance Lethality in the Middle East
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Vernier | November 29, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) continues advancing lethality at sea, utilizing the Freedom-class littoral combat…
Kratos Supports Successful US Navy and MDA Intercept Test Against Multiple Ballistic Missile and Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Targets
Release from Kratos Defense & Security ***** November 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO, Nov. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced today that its Defense…
Navy’s Second Ford CVN to Join the U.S. Pacific Fleet
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), will become a unit of the U.S. Pacific Fleet when it makes its first deployment. …
U.S., Partner Nation Task Force Respond to Commercial Vessel Distress Call
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Nov. 27, 2023 | By C. Todd Lopez This weekend, the USS Mason and partner nation naval vessels responded to a distress call from the commercial shipping vessel M/V Central Park, which had been…
Navy Defuels P-8A Poseidon in Kaneohe Bay
Release from Commander, 3rd Fleet Public Affairs ***** 28 November 2023 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii —The Navy on Sunday completed a key first step in recovering its P-8A from the bay by removing much of the fuel from the jet aircraft,…
