The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) offloaded Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) after conducting joint-force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, April 24. During the patrol, Bonhomme Richard and the 31st MEU participate
Past and present crew members, friends, and family attended the ceremony at the BAE Shipyards to watch as Foster assumed command of the 9,000-ton guided-missile destroyer. Foster enlisted in the Navy in 1986 and served as an Operations Specialist until receiving his commission in 1996. He graduate
Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Ray Mabus, attended a ship naming ceremony for the future joint high-speed vessel (JHSV) USNS Yuma (JHSV 8) April 25 in Yuma’s Gateway Park. Mabus chose the name Yuma as a tribute to the residents of the Arizona city and their close ties with the military. “The real rea
NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) hosted a visit to its Philadelphia site by Thomas P. Dee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Expeditionary Programs and Logistics Management on April 23. During the visit, NAVSUP WSS Performance Based Logistics (PBL) experts briefed Dee on past
The U.S. Reps. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., and Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., visited Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division Wednesday. The congressmen, both members of the House Armed Services Committee, met with shipbuilders and were briefed on the construction processes for the four di
The U.S. Defense Department is continuing to support the international search mission for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said yesterday. The total cost of the search to date is $11.4 million, Warren said. This figure includes $4,200 per flight hour
The U.S. Navy’s first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), set sail for San Diego April 20, following installation of the ship’s Core Capability Set (CCS) at Vigor Marine, LLC in Portland, Oregon. Montford Point’s unique Core Capability Set allows for the easy transfer of vehicles
USS Makin Island (LHD 8) completed its Mid-Cycle Inspection (MCI) April 24.Naval sea commands undergo MCI approximately once every two-to-three years to assess the material condition of the ship between Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) inspections, which occur every five years. “Makin Islan
The forward deployed guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed the Black Sea, April 24. Donald Cook’s presence was an example of the U.S. Navy’s commitment to enhancing interoperability at sea, serving as a cornerstone of NATO’s military strength, while demonstrating the U.S. and
The forward deployed guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) participated in a bilateral underway engagement with ships from the Romanian Navy in the Black Sea, April 23. “The exercise was aimed at improving maritime capabilit
CACI International Inc has been selected as a prime contractor to provide lifecycle sustainment, integration, acquisition, and technical support for Naval Electronic Surveillance Systems (NESS) to the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) Security Systems Branch.
Senior leaders from the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) joined panel moderator Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Dr. John Zangardi for discussions on rapidly advancing global Information Dominance technology across the fleet at the 2014 AFCEA San Diego C4ISR Symposium, Apr
Representatives from the 14th U.S. Coast Guard District, Coast Guard Base Honolulu and Mortenson Federal Contracting Group participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new building at Coast Guard Base Honolulu to support the 2017 arrival of the Coast Guard’s new Fast Response
The U.S. Navy’s Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132 “Scorpions” participated in Exercise Max Thunder, a bilateral aerial training exercise for U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) military aircrews and maintainers April 23 at Gwangju Air Base. Exercise Max Thunder is conducted annually to enhance bil
