From Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, May 19, 2025 SAN DIEGO – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) departed Naval Base San Diego May 19 to forward deploy to Sasebo, Japan, as part of a…
Navy Reserve Chief Looks Forward to KC-130J Aircraft
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in charge of the U.S. Navy Reserve Force expressed appreciation for congressional support in procuring KC-130J Super Hercules tanker/transport aircraft to modernize the force’s organic airlift fleet. “We are…
Vigor Marine CM San Diego Completes USS Tripoli (LHA 7)
Vessel’s early departure shows skill, commitment of San Diego team SAN DIEGO, Calif. (May 30, 2025) – Vigor Marine CM San Diego, a division of Vigor Marine Group, has successfully completed a Continuous Maintenance Availability on USS Tripoli (LHA 7),…
USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support of Continuing Promise 2025
by LaShawn Sykes – USN Military Sealift Command, May 30, 2025 NORFOLK, Virginia (May 30, 2025) – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern…
USNAVSOUTH and Salvadoran Navy integrate Robotic and Autonomous Systems during FLEX 2025
By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS, May 29, 2025 SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (May 27, 2025) — Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, in coordination with the Salvadoran Navy, hosted the annual U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S….
First Augmented Reality Maintenance Systems Operational on Five Ships
By Brian Varela, May 14, 2025 Sailors are a ship’s first line of defense against system failures. But when the issue requires a subject matter expert (SME), repairs have often had to wait until a technician could travel to the…
HII Hosts UK House of Commons Defence Committee Members
From HII NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) hosted members of the United Kingdom House of Commons Defence Committee at its Newport News Shipbuilding division last week. The visit was held in support of…
Leidos Acquires Kudu Dynamics, Advancing AI Capabilities For Cyber Warfighters
RESTON, Va. (May 28, 2025) – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) announced today that it has acquired Kudu Dynamics, accelerating Leidos’ rapid scaling of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled cyber capabilities for defense, intelligence and homeland security customers. Leidos’ extensive current AI-enabled cyber offerings arm…
NOAA’s PORTS System to Improve Maritime Safety in Pearl Harbor
Real-time observations will support U.S. commerce, naval interests in the region From Kimberly Rodgers, [email protected] , May 28, 2025 May 28, 2025 NOAA’s first Physical Oceanographic Real-time System, or PORTS, at Pearl Harbor-Honolulu, Hawaii, is now operational. Installed by NOAA’s…
USS Canberra Arrives in Bahrain
From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs, May27, 2025 MANAMA, Bahrain – The littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 22, the first of four of the class expected to be stationed in…
