CACI International Inc was awarded a $182 million contract to provide integrated logistics and acquisition support to the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS). This five-year (one base plus two option years and two award term years) task or
Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) Detachment Rota completed its first selected restricted availability (SRA) on Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) in Rota, Spain, Nov. 12. The ship completed combined contractor and type commander sea trials Nov.
The “Magicians” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 Detachment 1 departed Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, Nov. 17, to join USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) on her maiden deployment. The departure marks the first time the multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and the MQ-8B F
Saab Defense and Security USA LLC (SDAS) recently held a successful demonstration of a Common Radar Upgrade (CRU) for the United States Navy, showcasing the technology’s ability to improve the Navy’s AN/SPS-49 long-range surveillance radar. The AN/SPS-49 was created to support the U.S. Navy’s long
USS Ross (DDG 71) returned to Naval Station Rota, Nov. 18, after completing a four-month patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. While on patrol, Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, performed numerous missions including Baltic missile defen
Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka Fuels personnel hosted a Mutual Aid Fire Drill that brought together Commander Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) and Yokohama City fire fighters for a joint exercise at Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) Tsurumi Nov. 12 in Yokohama, J
Royal Navy Sailors and Marines practised taking down pirates in the Indian Ocean. Plymouth-based HMS Bulwark and Portsmouth-based HM Ships Chiddingfold and Penzance, as well as Royal Fleet Auxiliary Cardigan Bay, have been training with the US Navy’s minehunters USS Dexterous and USS Devastator. It
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) completed the first mission of its maiden deployment by aiding the U.S. Coast Guard in patrolling Pacific waters for illegal fishing and other crimes. The Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) was conducted during th
The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) bid farewell to the its commanding officer Capt. Patrick M. Kelly during a change of command ceremony, Nov. 14, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. After approximately three years as commanding officer of Chosin, Kelly was relieved of command by Capt. Kev
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted guests from Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 17. Rear Adm. John Alexander, commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet and Capt. Greg Fenton, George Washington’s commanding officer hosted 22 visitors who toured the ship and were provided a general orient
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) arrived at its new homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, Nov. 10. Under the command of Cmdr. Kevin Roach, the submarine was previously assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron One, homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The submarine arrives in No
The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) departed its homeport of San Diego Nov. 17 for a 16-month rotational deployment to Singapore in support of the US Navy’s strategic rebalance to the Pacific. Building on the achievements of USS Freedom’s (LCS 1) inaugural 10-month deployment to Southeas
The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles, Nov. 14, for a scheduled port visit. This port visit serves to continue U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet efforts to be a forward deployed force in the African theater a
Commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport held a change of command ceremony, Nov. 14. Navy Capt. Howard Goldman relieved Navy Capt. Todd Cramer as commander, NUWC Newport. A naval submariner originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Goldman is a 1987 graduate of Rice University in
