Seven personnel from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49 Detachment 2 deployed on board USS Ingraham (FFG 61) earned the Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist (EAWS) qualification, June 22. The EAWS qualification pin is one of many different warfare qualifications that enlisted personnel c
Quartermaster Seaman Dalton Whitworth, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), stands watch on the bridge wing as the ship transits the Suez Canal. Nitze is conducting operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Afr
Brazilian Navy’s Naval Aviation has signed a contract for a major midlife upgrade of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters with Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland. The contract, valued in excess of US$160 million (€117 million), includes replacement of the aircraft’s engines with the CTS800-4N product from LHTE
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a $19,9 million unpriced-letter contract for long-lead material and the labor, planning and scheduling necessary to support the fiscal 2015 Trident II D-5 missile production schedule. Work will be performed at Sunnyvale, Ca
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded a $151,3 million indefinite-delivery requirements contract to provide organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance and logistics services in support of approximately 200 T-45 aircraft based at Naval Air Stat
The forward-deployed Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), and it’s embarked Sailors and Marines, is participating in exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2014 with the Philippine Marines Corps and Navy. This exercise, which began June 27 and concludes July 1st,
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $18,3 million modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive (firm target) contract for the procurement and delivery of electronic components needed to support F-35 production, sustainment, and
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), front, pulls away as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) approaches the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), center. The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) is c
Joint High Speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) arrived in the Dominican Republic June 17 after transporting members of U.S. Marine Corps 4th Law Enforcement Battalion (LEB) and associated equipment in support of Exercise Tradewinds 2014. This event is a key part of Southern Partnership Station Jo
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche arrived in Hawaii yesterday, to participate in the 2014 Rim Of The Pacific, the largest multi-national maritime exercise in the world. Waesche’s participation in RIMPAC 2014 will highlight the Coast Guard’s unique capabilities and partnerships with Department of
The Missile Defense National Team is conducting a feasibility study on connecting the Missile Defense Agency’s integrated command and control system with the U.S. Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. The team, which is led by Lockheed Martin, consists of Lockheed Martin
Four Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy embarked amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) June 1-24. The Midshipmen, who are on track to receive their commission in May 2015, were paired up with junior officers and enlisted personnel, also known as running mates. The running mates h
Aura Systems, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard will renew its support contract with Aura. This support contract is to provide service and support for the VIPER systems installed on the U.S.C.G patrol boats. The U.S.C.G RB-M response boats now in production use dual AuraGen/VIPER syst
Rear Admiral John F. Newtown awarded the Operational Service Medal to 86 members HMCS Preserver for their involvement in last fall’s Op CARIBBE on June 11th. During her time on Op CARRIBE in the fall of 2013 Preserver assisted the embarked United States Law Enforcement Detachment in the seizure an
