Vessels
US SECNAV Names Next JHSV
US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the next joint high speed vessel (JHSV) will be named USNS Trenton during a ceremony in Trenton, New Jersey, Sept. 25. Mabus named the ship, designated JHSV 5, in honor of the long-standing relationship New Jersey’s capital city shares with the Navy. “T
USS McClusky Ends Final Deployment
The US Navy frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) returned to San Diego following a five-month deployment to the 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR), Sept. 26. During this final deployment, the ship played an integral part in the counter-transnational organized crime (C-TOC) mission Operation Martillo
USS Peleliu Enters Subic Bay for PHIBLEX
US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), along with Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, Amphibious Squadron 11 and embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pulled in to Subic Bay Sept. 27 prior to beginning Philippines-U.S. Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2
General Dynamics Scores Nuclear Submarines Deal
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $310,7 million modification to previously awarded contract for additional design agent, planning yard, engineering and technical support for active nuclear submarines. Work will be mostly performed in Groton, Connecticut
US Navy CNO Visits Navy Cyber Forces
US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert visited Sailors and Department of Defense civilian employees at Navy Cyber Forces (NAVCYBERFOR) in Suffolk, Virginia, during his tour of the Hampton Roads area, Sept. 24. The CNO recognized 21 of NAVCYBERFOR’s Sailors and civilian em
USS Pinckney to Start Maintenance Works at BAE Systems
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $35,2 million modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee, incentive-fee contract for USS Pinckney (DDG 91) fiscal 2014 dry-docking selected restricted availability (DSRA). A DSRA includes the planning and exec
Lockheed Martin Bags F-35 Support Contract
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $331,4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract for the procurement of production non-recurring items, including special tooling, special test equipment
Image of the Day: Pot of Gold at the End of a Rainbow
A rainbow falls upon the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) following an underway replenishment. Simpson is underway conducting Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit exercises. [mappress] Naval Today Staff, September 26, 2014; Image: U.S. Navy photo by Navy Counselor 1st Cl
PBL Supply Support Deal Awarded to Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $61 million performance based logistics (PBL) supply support contract from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command’s NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support facility in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. This five-year contract will enable 24-hour, 7 days a week fleet
USS George Washington Conducts Self-Defense Class
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) participated in a three-day basic self-defense class, Sept. 22-24. Members of Security department trained Sailors with George Washington’s League of Women group on basic patterns and movements, how to properly move and
USCG Repatriates 53 Cuban Migrants
US Coast Guard crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutters Key Biscayne and Margaret Norvell repatriated 53 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. These repatriations are a result of three separate interdictions of people attempting to illegally migrate to the United States. On Sept. 16, the crew of t
USS Stethem Promotes Four CPOs
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) celebrated the pinning of four chief petty officers (CPO) with a ceremony on the mess decks Sept. 16. Stethem’s Commanding Officer, Cmdr. John Bradford, spoke about the creation of the rank of chief petty officer and how its cre
US Navy Fires Multiple Harpoon Missiles during Valiant Shield
The US Navy successfully fired multiple Harpoon missiles as part of the joint military exercise, Valiant Shield, demonstrating its effectiveness against modern day threats. A total of six Harpoon missiles, launched from F/A-18 and P-3 aircrafts and two surface ships, USS Stethem (DDG 63) and USS S
USS Zumwalt Completes Generator Light-Off
The US Navy’s Zumwalt class (DDG 1000) destroyer program continues to make significant progress achieving key shipbuilding milestones, completing ship generator light-off Sept. 23 for the first-of-class ship, the future USS Zumwalt. DDG 1000 is 92 percent complete and currently in the test and act