NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland — The MQ-4C Triton maritime uncrewed aircraft, built for the Navy by Northrop Grumman, has been picking up its operational tempo in recent months, even as international customers consider adding the high-flying drones to…
First Increment 3 Block 2 modifications complete for P-8A Poseidon aircraft
From Naval Air Systems Command, June 13, 2025 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Increment 3 Block 2 modifications are complete for the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The modifications outfit the P-8A with the full anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and…
USS Cole Assists Royal Canadian Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Transfer Intercepted Contraband
13 June 2025 From U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs CARIBBEAN SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), supporting maritime southern border operations, conducted a hold-and-transfer of 245 kilograms of contraband…
SECDEF Announces Flag and General Officer Nominations
From the Department of Defense, June 13, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Col. Christopher G. Tolar for appointment to the grade of major general,…
Low-Risk AM Process Improving Readiness Generation
By Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications June 12, 2025 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota, in partnership with the Spanish Armada’s intermediate-level maintenance command and their embedded additive manufacturing (AM)…
Modern Trenches, Modern Threats: Combat Engineering in the Drone Age
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Stumberg, June 13, 2025 SKRUNDA, Latvia – In the wooded fields of western Latvia, lines of freshly turned earth snake across the terrain—dug not by history, but by engineers preparing for the future fight. A…
Pacific Partnership 2025 Commences Mission Stop in Suva, Fiji
11 June 2025 From Petty Officer 2nd Class Moises Sandoval, Logistics Group Western Pacific SUVA, Fiji – Pacific Partnership has returned to Fiji to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster response preparedness mission in the Indo-Pacific region,…
America ARG and 31st MEU Marines Conduct Integrated Operations in Solomon Sea
From Lt. Carolina Fernandez, USS America, June 10, 2025 SOLOMON SEA — Elements of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting integrated operations in the Solomon Sea, June 9. The amphibious…
USNS Comfort Arrives in Grenada for Continuing Promise 2025
By U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs, June 11, 2025 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in St.George’s, Grenada, to provide a variety of medical treatments to include: dental, family…
Pacific Partnership Brings Disaster Response Training to Virac, Philippines
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings VIRAC, Philippines – Pacific Partnership 2025 officially commenced its mission in Virac, Philippines, bringing together international expertise and local leadership to strengthen disaster response capabilities in the region and deepen strategic partnerships, June 1. Members…
