U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) beagn requesting volunteers from USFF activities to man the soon-to-be redesignated USS Ponce (LPD 15) for operations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), Feb. 2. USS Ponce will serve as an Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB), instead
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $38.1 million contract to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency. Under the subcontract with Lockheed Martin, Raytheon’s Intelligence and Information Systems busines
Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic announced the selection of the Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY) Jan. 26 during a luncheon at Naval Station Norfolk. Rear Admiral Ted N. Branch praised Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class (AW/SW) Naomi B. Stout, Sea Sailor of the Year, and Aircrew Survival Equipm
Cheerleaders and football players from the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars visited aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) while the ship was in port at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Jan. 31. The players and cheerleaders took photos with Sailors and Marines, signed autographs and toured the flight deck d
To help the U.S. Navy use capital resources wisely and extend the service life of ships, Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, will perform professional support services under a $73.2 million contract award. Alion’s team of experts will provide engineering and
BAE Systems has been awarded a $52,000,000 modification contract to exercise options for Advanced Gun Systems for DDG 1002. The Advanced Gun System (AGS) uses the same 155 mm caliber as most American field artillery forces, although it is unable to fire the same ammunition. Instead, a new range of a
Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) set sail Jan. 30 to initiate the live phase of exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Wasp is serving as the flagship for Bold Alligator, the largest amphibious exercise conducted by the Navy/Marine Corps team in the past 10 years. It is
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is going to provide MaK and Cat® power solutions are featured onboard the U.S.N.S. Howard O. Lorenzen, a T-AGM 25 Missile Range Instrumentation ship. The Lorenzen is powered by 4x MaK 12 M 32 C diesel electric propulsion (DEP) engines, delivering 5.5 megawatts of rat
The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) departed Naval Station Norfolk Jan. 30 to participate in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator 2012 is taking place over a two-week period and is a multi-national joint effort hosted by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to strengthen core compete
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $10 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command to develop a pulsed power system that will enable projectiles to reach great distances without the use of an explosive charge or rocket motor. The contract for the preliminary design of a Pulse Forming Network (P
The Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) is playing a critical role in planning, executing and evaluating Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12) across every function of the command and as host facility for key components of exercise leadership and staff supporting U.S. Fleet Forces Command, beginning Jan. 3
Chief of naval operations (CNO) and first sea lord and royal navy chief of naval staff went underway together Jan. 26-27, to watch their respective navies’ newest fast-attack submarines try to out-flank, out-maneuver and out-wit each other during the Fellowship 2012 exercise. CNO Adm. Jonathan Green
Riverine Group (RIVGRU) 1 will command the Navy’s expeditionary forces for Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12), the nation’s largest joint forces and multinational amphibious exercise on the East Coast, which began Jan. 30. RIVGRU-1 is part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) that deployed to Nor
Deployed Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) welcomed representatives from Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Jan. 26-30. FFSC representatives conducted several classes over the three-day period to assist i
