The US Navy’s first Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) variant of the Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Lewis B. Puller, was delivered to the Navy in San Diego, June 12. Built by General Dynamics NASSCO, delivery of the ship follows a series of at-sea tests and trials in San Diego. The Mobile Landing Pl
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is hosting five midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy during the humanitarian-civil assistance mission Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15) to Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The midshipmen are serving aboard Comfort to
Sailors from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) kicked off the KSGARG/MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) in the waters east of of the United States June 13. The KSGARG comprises Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4, 26th MEU, amphibious ass
The Sailors and Marines of Commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) returned to Norfolk, Virginia, May 15, following a 12-day at-sea PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) off the coast of North Carolina. During the nearly two-week underway period
Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Production Department made key emergent repairs to the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) which resulted in an on time departure from Naval Station Norfolk, June 9. MARMC Pipe Shop Zone Manager Bryon Myers received a call June 8, that Ley
On June 13 Austal held a christening ceremony for the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) in Mobile, Alabama. This is the third littoral combat ship (LCS) in Austal’s 10-ship, $3.5 billion block-buy contract. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship is a 127-meter (419-foot) aluminum trimara
BAE Systems Land & Armaments is being awarded an $18,2 million contract action for procurement and delivery of long lead time material in support of Virginia-class submarines Block IV propulsor system requirements. This undefinitized contract action for procurement of long lead time material is requ
Raytheon Co. received a $152,8 million contract to provide 53 APY-10 radar system production kits and related support for the P-8A Poseidon full-rate production aircraft (Lot 2 through Lot 6) for the Navy and the government of Australia. The majority of work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, and
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Colon, Panama, on June 9 after completing an eight-day mission stop in support of Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15). CP-15 mission personnel worked alongside volunteers from Panama’s Ministry of Health, government and medical p
US Coast Guard Cutter Healy recently received a new commander during a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle. Capt. Jason Hamilton took command of the Cutter from Capt. John Reeves on Wednesday, June 3. Reeves retired from his 23-year Coast Guard career upon his relief as commanding
The “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island June 4 after a nearly 10-month deployment in support of U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. VAQ-139 arrived home after participating in exercise Valiant Shield, Operation Inherent Resolve and co
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Suva, Fiji, June 7 for its first mission port visit of Pacific Partnership (PP15) 2015. This is the first visit to Fiji by a U.S. Navy vessel in nine years. Fiji and Mercy will host several subject matter expert exchanges and
On June 4, two US Navy vessels rendezvoused in the Mediterranean Sea for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). The guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) received goods from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) during the operation, after which the vesse
The preventive medicine team, embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), was on the hunt for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes during a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) in support of Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15) on June 6. Lt. Cmdr. James D
