Vessels
USNS Comfort Hits CP-15 Mid-Deployment Mark
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) celebrated the mid-deployment mark upon arrival in Panama City, Panama, June 30, for the crew’s first liberty port during Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15). The united effort of host nation participants and the CP-15 crew has reflected
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba Changes Command
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony on July 1st in Boston. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Patrick F. Peschka will be relieving Cmdr. Patrick J. Dougan as the commanding officer of the Escanaba. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored military t
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Completes FLEETEX
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducted various fleet exercises (FLEETEX), June 12-22, to build interoperability with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) ships and to exercise proficiency in command and control. “Fleet exercises are integrated joint and coaliti
USCGC Midgett Seizes Nearly Six Tons of Cocaine
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett will return to Pier 36 in Seattle on Thursday, July 2nd, following a 71-day counter-drug deployment in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America. During the deployment, law enforcement officers aboard Midgett interdicted seven drug-lad
USD 400,000 in Defense Grants for Bay County
On June 30th, Governor Rick Scott announced that Bay County was awarded $280,000 through Florida’s Defense Reinvestment and Infrastructure Grant Programs. The funding will be used to support and sustain Naval Support Activity Panama City and Tyndall Air Force Base, with its $2.6 billion in defense e
USNS Mercy Medevacs Six Injured People
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command hospital ship, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), on June 30th sent her MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter to retrieve six injured people from a small land mass, Han Island, located in Papua New Guinea. USNS Mercy received all six patients, including an 18-month old infant, who w
Further DDG 51 Propulsion System Deal Awarded
L-3 Communications is being awarded a $7,5 million modification to previously awarded contract for the production of the first two shipsets of the Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) Electric Propulsion System (EPS) for DDG 51 class ships, as well as engineering services and associated provisioning items. L
USS Mustin, HSM 51 Win CNO Safety Award
The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) and its embarked helicopter detachment from the ‘Warlords’ of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM ) 51, were selected for the annual Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Ship-Helicopter Safety Award in May. This un
President of Operation Blessing Boards USNS Comfort
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) hosted the president of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Operation Blessing International (OBI) along with local church officials for a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) on June 24 in Acajutla, El Salvador, during the human
Austal Lays Keel for US Navy’s Future USS Manchester
Austal and the U.S. Navy held a keel-laying ceremony yesterday, June 29, for the future USS Manchester (LCS 14), marking the first significant milestone in its construction. This ship is the fifth Independence variant littoral combat ship (LCS) built at Austal under the 10-ship, $3.5 billion block b
Large-Scale RAS Keeps USS Harry S. Truman Prepared
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducted its first large-scale stores replenishment-at-sea (RAS) in more than a year, June 20. A 250-person working party helped to onload 219 pallets, offload 30 pallets and receive fuel from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition sh
New Commander Boards USCGC Ida Lewis
The US Coast Guard Cutter Ida Lewis crew held a change of command ceremony Friday in Newport, Rhode Island. Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Morkis relieved Chief Warrant Officer James Allen as the commanding officer of the Ida Lewis. Coast Guard Cutter Ida Lewis is a 175-foot Coastal Buoy Tender homep
Three USCG Cutters Change Command
Three US Coast Guard cutter crews officially changed commands Thursday during a ceremony in Portsmouth at Sector Hampton Roads. The crews of Coast Guard Cutters Shearwater, Sea Horse and Cochito, 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boats homeported in Hampton Roads, bid farewell to departing officers-in-charge a
US Navy’s HSM-41 Gets New Commander
The “Seahawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41 held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California, June 25. At the ceremony, Cmdr. Gregory S. Thoroman relieved Cmdr. Brent C. Gaut as the commanding officer of HSM-41. As HSM-41’s commanding off