On July 19, the US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the next Independence variant littoral combat ship will be named USS Cincinnati (LCS 20). Cincinnati will be built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. It will be 419 feet long and be capable of operating at speeds in excess of 40 knots.
The Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) has received multi-year orders totaling $7.6 million for the provision of radomes and related services to support an airborne electronic warfare system for the U.S. Navy. CPI Radant Technologies Division has provided rad
US Navy’s next Independence variant littoral combat ship will carry the name of USS Kansas City (LCS 22), the Secretary of the United States Navy Ray Mabus announced. LCS 22 will be the second commissioned naval ship to bear the name Kansas City. The first was a replenishment oiler (AOR 3) which ser
Joint forces arrive in Honduras, July 12, in support of Southern Partnership Station-Joint High Speed Vessel 2015 (SPS-JHSV 15). SPS-JHSV 15 is a joint force comprised of adapted forces including divers, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, corpsmen, Seabees, intel personnel, preventive me
A ceremony at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard celebrated the start of fabrication of the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), July 21. The future USS Delbert D. Black honors the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON). Black, a 30-year veteran, rose from the ranks of
US Navy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert on Monday released a document that highlights the U.S. Navy’s intended track and investments for the next five fiscal years. In the document Greenert said: This year’s navigation plan highlights our Navy’s key investments, which support
More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed a seven-month deployment July 15-20, returning to Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Naval Station Norfolk, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va. and Camp L
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus approved the Navy Unit Commendation for the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group June 30. The strike group earned the award for its work during assigned missions between March 18, 2014 to Oct. 27, 2014. The George H. W. Bush Carrier Strike Group comprises aircraft ca
With the U.S. Coast Guard, the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) interdicted 528 kg of cocaine, worth an estimated wholesale value of approximately $176-million, and detained four crew members of a suspected narcotic-trafficking vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific, June
Sailors from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Norfolk, to participate in composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States, July 16. Capt. Larry Getz, Kearsarge executive officer,
USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), operated by the Military Sealift Command, arrived in Honduras, for its first mission stop during Southern Partnership Station-Joint High Speed Vessel 2015 (SPS-JHSV 15), July 11. Spearhead’s deployment to the region exemplifies the U.S. commitment to cooperative partnerships
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a $106 million contract to provide engineering and industrial support on U.S. Navy submarines, special mission submersibles, submarine support facilities and related programs. If all options are exercised, the total value
Rear Adm. James T. Loeblein relieved Rear Adm. Christopher Grady as Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 during a change of command ceremony on board the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), July 17. Vice Adm. Kenneth Floyd, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, was the guest speaker and presented Gra
US Sailors and Marines have been conducting amphibious exercises reinforcing combat readiness and interoperability among the two services. Cmdr. Daniel P. Duhan, commanding officer of Ashland, said: Ashland is underway for amphibious integration training prior to participating in bilateral exercises
