The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) moved from Dry Dock 8 to pier 42/43 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 26. Thirty feet of water was introduced to Dry Dock 8 on Aug. 25, and the remaining space was flooded to the waterline Aug. 26. Once flood
Cmdr. Martin Muckian, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772), is welcomed by his son at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following the return of the submarine from a six-month deployment. The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN
Australian Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston announced the United States Navy has executed an Advanced Acquisition Contract for Australia’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Senator Johnston said this key Defence procurement would allow the withdrawal of the ageing AP-3C Orion fleet, and enable Bo
The US Coast Guard rescued two people from a disabled boat near Niagara Falls late Monday night. At about 9:15 p.m., a search-and-rescue coordinator from Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, New York, responded to a call for help from the boaters via cell phone. The distressed boater reported two people we
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $20 million modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II Low Rate Initial Production Lot VI contract. This modification provides site activation efforts required for the stand-up of the United
Fourteen Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) visited young men at the Hong Kong Student Aid Society Holland Hostel as part of a community relations event (COMREL) Aug. 21. Cmdr. Timothy Moore, chaplain aboard Makin Island, and the chaplain department organiz
Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) conducted a change of command ceremony July 25. Lt. Cmdr. Robert Biggs relieved Lt. Cmdr. Kevin McCormick as commanding officer of Warrior, which is currently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The guest speak
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast announced the first task order from a $240 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award design-build construction contract Aug. 26. Carothers Construction Inc., of Oxford, Mississippi, was awarded the initial task ord
HMS Argyll has seized nearly 600 kilos of cocaine with a UK street value of £21 million after a 12-hour pursuit across the Caribbean. After receiving information that a suspicious-looking vessel had been spotted by a Maritime Patrol Aircraft, HMS Argyll, which is on counter-narcotic operations in th
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 25, following a deployment to the Western Pacific. The submarine’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Martin Muckian said the crew was outstanding during deployment. “They performed superb
The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a $100 million contract to provide planning yard services for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is a business unit of General Dynamics. Bath Iron Works, as the LCS Planning Yard, will provide maintenance
Navy Region Northwest Chief selectees graduated a 2014 USS Turner Joy Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy held aboard USS Turner Joy (DD 951), Aug. 22. Commands throughout the Navy chose 47 selectees to participate in this year’s academy, which was broken into two classes, which entails living aboa
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $8,1 million modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot VI contract. This modification provides for the maintenance and support for the F-16 chase air
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) transits the Mediterranean Sea. Truxtun is deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibil
