While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations (CNO) said March 23. CNO Adm. Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers Group that having Navy ships and submarines in the Mediterranean Sea enabled a quick resp
The US Navy has awarded a $247 million contract to General Electric Aircraft Engines in Lynn to build 68 new fighter jet engines… (wsls) [mappress] Source: wsls,March 24, 2011;
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced the winners of the FY 2010 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards competition March 23, 2011. “Your impressive accomplishments and steadfast dedication to a greener future are exactly what’s important in the Navy and Marine Corps leadership team
An Ilyushin II-76 transport aircraft left Leeuwarden Air Base for Djibouti today. The aircraft had picked up a replacement Lynx helicopter… (pilotsandplanesmilitary) [mappress] Source: pilotsandplanesmilitary,March 23, 2011;
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will arrive to its homeport of Everett, Wash., March 24 after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Lincoln left Everett Sept. 7, 2010. “The people of this community and Americans across this great nation can be e
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 8,000th AN/UYQ-70 combat console suite to the U.S. Navy, marking a key milestone for a system that is currently installed on 90 percent of the Navy’s commissioned ships. The milestone Q-70 System will be installed on the USS Minnesota (SSN 783) Virginia-class s
The Navy will simulate a fighter jet crash at Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field in Chesapeake on Wednesday morning to practice responding to such a disaster. While the drill will take place on Fentress grounds, emergency crews from the city of Chesapeake will be involved. Nearby residents shoul
The South Korean military is doing its best to avoid being ambushed by North Korea again after it sank the Navy corvette Cheonan last year… (chosun) [mappress] Source: chosun, March 22, 2011;
The Navy announced in NAVADMIN 094/11, released March 20, that eligible family members of Navy civilians, based on the island of Honshu, Japan, are authorized voluntary departure to the continental United States for a period not to exceed 30 days. “Navy civilians and their families are an integral p
The amphibious transport dock Cleveland, which has done everything from clear coastal mines off Vietnam to move cargo during Operation Deser… By Gary Robbins (signonsandiego) [mappress] Source: signonsandiego,March 21, 2011;
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic to provide audiovisual (AV) equipment. The multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has a one y
British Armed Forces have participated in another co-ordinated strike against Libyan Air Defence systems tonight, Sunday 20 March 2011. The Chief of Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer Major General John Lorimer said: “I can confirm that British Armed Forces have participated in another
It’s not every day that the U.S. Navy Secretary visits your hometown, but when something as significant as a littoral combat ship is being… (uppermichiganssource) [mappress] Source: uppermichiganssource,March 21, 2011;
A South Korean destroyer was heading back to Libya to help in the evacuations of South Korean nationals, after Western countries launched mi… (yonhapnews) [mappress] Source: yonhapnews,March 21, 2011;
