From Lt.j.g Martin Carey, Feb. 28, 2025 Strengthening NATO alliances, U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and U.S. Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC) recently conducted a two-week training exercise with Lithuanian and German Special Operations Forces. The exercise, which…
Phelan to Focus on Navy Recruiting, Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON — Businessman John Phelan, nominated by President Trump to be secretary of the Navy, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Feb. 27 and said he wants to focus on Navy recruitment and training, get shipbuilding back on…
Austal USA Hosts Acting Secretary of the Navy
From Austal USA MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA welcomed the Honorable Dr. Brett Seidle, acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition (ASN RDA) at the company’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard yesterday. Dr. Seidle, joined by Rear Admiral…
U.S. Navy awards GE Aerospace Performance Based Logistics Contract for Avionics
From GE Aerospace, Feb. 24, 2025 CINCINNATI – February 24, 2025 – GE Aerospace has been awarded a contract to provide performance-based logistics (PBL) avionics support for the F/A-18, AV-8B and AH1-Z aircraft globally. “Supporting the safety and operations of…
Joint Maritime Information Center Meets with Cruise Ship Industry Officials on Red Sea Security
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…
