Guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) departed Punta Arenas, Chile, May 24 after spending four days participating in events with the Chilean navy and community. U.S. Sailors attended Glorias Navales, a national navy celebration, and engaged in ship tours and volunteer pro
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a follow-on task order valued at up to $141 million for continued development of the U.S. Department of Defense Automated Biometric Identification System (DoD-ABIS), which provides military personnel with reliable and timely identification of persons of
Frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile, May 20, as part of their six-month deployment in support of Southern Seas 2011. While in Punta Arenas, Boone and Thach Sailors will attend several Glorias Navales events, a national navy celebration, to develop bonds
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a follow-on contract by the Department of the Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center, Fort McPherson, Georgia to support the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) by providing planning, modeling, simu
Lockheed Martin received a $45.3 million contract to upgrade 22 Finnish Army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, incorporating the Universal Fire Control System and other enhancements. The upgrade enables the launchers to fire precision GPS-guided munitions for the first time. “Finl
The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) May 16, off the coast of Southern California. Mabus ate lunch with John C. Stennis Strike Group warfare commanders, observed flight deck operations and addressed Sailors to thank them for their ser
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $33,500,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2109) for engineering and technical design services to support research and development of advanced submarine technologies for current and future submarine pla
USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) Sailors returned to homeport at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Va., May 16, after a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR). Carter Hall, as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with embarked Marines from
U.S. Navy guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43), and U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, May 13. The ships’ time in port will be spent training with Uruguayan sailors and fostering international bonds in support of the Souther
Sailors and Marines of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit completed an eight and a half-month deployment May 16 when the ships arrived at Norfolk Naval Station and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Va. The Sailors and Marines reunited with family and f
Guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departed from its homeport of Norfolk, Va. for its deployment as part of George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG), May 11. The strike group and its nearly 6,000 Sailors, led by the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), i
The United Sates’ newest aircraft carrier embarked on its maiden deployment Wednesday under the leadership of the first woman to ever comman… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, May 12, 2011;
The USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) began its composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) May 6 after pulling out of San Diego. COMPTUEX, a three-week evolution required of each carrier strike group before departing for a deployment overseas, qualifies JCSCSG to deploy to any theat
Tetra Tech, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $31 million task order under the Company’s previously announced Seaport-Enhanced Multiple Award Contract (Seaport-e). Under the five-year program, Tetra Tech will provide information technology support services for the All Weapons Informati
