23 June 2023 USS Detroit Deploys to Support Regional Cooperation and Security The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7), along with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, detachment 11, got underway June 21 to support operations in U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility...
23 June 2023 Navy Seabees Build Home For Native Americans in Need The paint is still drying on a brand new house completed by a group of Reserve-duty Seabees, who put the finishing touches today on a dwelling built for a family in need as part of a partnership with the Southwest Indian Foundation (SWIF), headquartered here. ...
22 June 2023 NAVCENT Completes Latest Central Partnership Station Event in Bahrain U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) completed the third iteration of a training and collaboration event June 22 at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain that included representatives from seven regional nations. ...
22 June 2023 Navy Launches Historic Aircrew Study to Update Size Requirements for a Diverse Fleet The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is leading the Navy’s first comprehensive study since 1964 to update aviator size requirements, improve aircrew gear and equipment, and expand access for prospective future aviators. This is the Navy’s first aircrew study to include...
22 June 2023 FRCE Secures Future Components Workload for Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently secured designation as the Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) for 81 major structural and dynamic components of the Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter, the planned replacement for the UH-1N Huey. FRCE performs maintenance, repair and overhaul of the legacy...
22 June 2023 From Demo to Depot: New Application of Cold Spray Technology Arrives at FRCE Following years of rigorous testing and evaluation, a cold spray metallization technology that was initially demonstrated at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is now being fielded on the H-1 line at the depot’s detachment on board Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina...
22 June 2023 Navy Fields New Protective headgear for Marine Corps Aviation Maintainers The Naval Aircrew Systems Program Office is fielding new headgear, the Head Gear Unit Number 98/Personal Use (HGU-98P), that improves both head and hearing protection for fleet Marine Corps aviation maintainers...
22 June 2023 The Navy’s New Hearing Protection: Made-to-Measure for Every Sailor The roar of fighter jets taking off from an aircraft carrier is one of the most iconic sounds of the United States Navy. But for the brave men and women who work in these high-decibel environments day in and day out, the noise can take a devastating toll on their hearing...
21 June 2023 Powering Up the Shipyard: Generator Maintenance Team Brings New Capabilities to Ensure America’s Shipyard Stays Mission-Ready Norfolk Naval Shipyard works daily to support the mission of repairing, modernizing, and inactivating our Navy’s warships and training platforms on time, every time, to protect America. It takes dedicated people who invest time and skill into the work they do in order to achieve that goal...
21 June 2023 USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing recently while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making...