From U.S. Fifth Fleet, Feb. 26, 2025 MANAMA, Bahrain – The director of the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) met with representatives of the cruise ship industry in both Bahrain and Dubai in February to discuss JMIC operations and purpose…
USS St. Louis Completes First Deployment to 4th Fleet
From U.S. 4th Fleet, Feb. 25, 2025 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — USS St. Louis (LCS 19), a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), returned to Naval Station Mayport this week, concluding its first deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet Area…
Leonardo DRS Gets $45M Navy Commitment to Bolster US Submarine Industrial Base
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 24, 2025 ̶ Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today that it has received a $45 million U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) investment commitment through contracts with HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding. The investment is expected to…
Truman returns to sea following repairs
By USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Public Affairs, Feb. 24, 2025 MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is underway conducting routine flight operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Feb. 24,…
Navy CNO Franchetti Fired
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced he was firing Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti on Friday, the same day as he relieved Air Force General Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to…
The Navy’s Carrier Airwing Flies Further With Hercules’ New Tanker Approval
From Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Feb. 24, 2025 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. –- The Navy Reserve’s KC-130T Hercules fleet, upgraded with the NP200 propeller system, is cleared to aerially refuel a significantly wider range of aircraft across the carrier…
USS Stockdale Returns Home After Seven-Month Deployment To 5th Fleet And 7th Fleet
From MC1 Storm Henry, Feb. 22, 2025 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th Fleet and 7th…
General Atomics Awarded Contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat
From General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Feb. 24, 2025 SAN DIEGO – Feb. 24, 2025 – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to fabricate and deliver three shipsets…
U.S. Navy Celebrates Second Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Nutekpor, Ghana
By MCC Justin Stumberg, U.S. 6th Fleet, Feb. 20, 2025 NUTEKPOR, Ghana – Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, in collaboration with U.S. Naval Forces Africa, and the U.S. Embassy, Accra hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Jan. 22, 2025, to commemorate the construction…
USS Thomas Hudner Deploys to Fourth Fleet
From U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Feb. 19, 2025 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – The Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) departs Naval Station Mayport, Florida to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 18. Thomas Hudner will…
