Release from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751) conducted a brief stop for supplies and…
Flag Officer Announcements
Release from the Department of Defense ***** APRIL 24, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II for reappointment to the grade of…
MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN® FEATURED IN US NAVY’S GROUP SAIL EXERCISE
Release from General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems International ***** SAN DIEGO – 25 April 2023 – The U.S. Navy’s Group Sail Exercise, held over a six-day period in Hawaiian military operating areas, featured one of the world’s most advanced Unmanned…
CNO Travels to New England Shipyards with Congressional Delegation; Emphasizes Value of Shipyards to the Navy
Release from the CNO Public Affairs ***** 24 April 2023 PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Bath, and Kittery, Maine, where he and congressional leaders visited General Dynamics Bath Iron Works…
Reassure and Deter: George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Completes Historic Deployment
Release from U.S. Second Fleet ************* 23 April 2023 NORFOLK – The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) – comprised of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON)…
AUSTAL USA CHRISTENS FUTURE USS KINGSVILLE (LCS 36)
Release from Austal USA ************** April 22, 2023 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated the christening of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship in a ceremony at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard today. Ship sponsor Katherine…
Flag Officer Announcements
Release from the Department of Defense ************** Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral, with…
Prospective 64th Naval Academy Superintendent Nominated
************* ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Rear Adm. Yvette Davids was nominated for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Davids, a 1989 graduate of the Naval Academy, was…
Navy to Christen Future U.S. Navy Ship Kingsville
Release from the Department of Defense ************* APRIL 21, 2023 The Navy will christen and launch the newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), during a 10:00 a.m. CST ceremony on Saturday, April 23, in Mobile,…
DoD Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Freedom of Navigation Report
************ APRIL 21, 2023 Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its annual Freedom of Navigation (FON) Report for Fiscal Year 2022. During the period from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022, U.S. forces operationally challenged 22 different excessive…
