16 October 2024 From Courtesy Story SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to Naval Base San Diego Oct. 15, following an eight-month deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) to the…
BAE Systems and Kongsberg Sign Teaming Agreement for New Platform Situational Awareness Tool
The Integrated Combat Solution tool will give Warfighters the situational awareness they need for any mission, as well as options to respond to potential threats From BAE Systems WASHINGTON — October 16, 2024 — BAE Systems has entered into a…
Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System
From Thomas McMahon, Oct. 15, 2024 SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Navy achieved a breakthrough in combat readiness today as it successfully demonstrated the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship in open ocean for the first time. Sailors aboard…
Paws for Effect: Support Pup Sage is Popular on USS Gerald R. Ford
Captain Rick “Powder” Burgess took command of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) just eight days before it was to sail on its first full-length combat deployment. In putting the new ship through its paces he would…
Fifth U.S. Navy DDG Homeport Shifts to Rota, Spain
by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/ U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs 15 October 2024 ROTA, Spain – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) arrived to its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Oct. 15, as…
Project Link: New T-45 Mixed Reality Trainer Improves Readiness
From Naval Air Systems Command, Oct. 11, 2024 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office (PMA-205) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) are bringing the future of training to student…
RTX’s Raytheon Completes Hydrodynamic Testing for the Barracuda Mine Neutralization System
Milestone moves program one step closer to operational testing From RTX PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (October 7, 2024) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, recently conducted a series of controlled environmental tests for the Barracuda Mine Neutralization System at the Naval…
CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device Declared Ready for Training
From NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Oct. 10, 2024 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A Test Readiness Review (TRR) and Joint Final Testing (JFT) were recently completed for the CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) 1, resulting in the trainer being declared…
USS Annapolis Returns Home to Naval Base Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment
From Lt. James Caliva, Oct. 10, 2024 NAVAL BASE GUAM – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Guam after a successful three-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, Oct. 5, 2024. “USS…
MSCPAC Bids Farewell to USNS Pecos
From Sarah Cannon, Oct. 9, 2024 USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) will transit to the East Coast to be deactivated and removed from service. SAN DIEGO — Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) bids fair winds and following seas to the Military Sealift Command…
