17 May 2022 SECNAV, CNO visit USS George Washington NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Newport News, Va. today to meet with Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
17 May 2022 Chief of Navy Reserve Releases Navy Reserve Fighting Instructions 2022: Updates Design, Train and Mobilize Lines of Effort, Announces Develop the Force WASHINGTON - Vice Adm. John B. Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force, released the Navy Reserve Fighting Instructions (NRFI) 2022 on May 17.
17 May 2022 NAVCENT Hosts First Bilateral Women's Focused Exchange with Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) hosted its first women-in-uniform leadership exchange, May 17, at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
17 May 2022 ONR Global, Royal Air Force Partner in First Synthetic-Fueled Drone Flight LONDON - Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global and Royal Air Force (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) conducted the first-ever drone flight using synthetic kerosene in February.
17 May 2022 Navy to Demo New MQ-8 Fire Scout Mine Countermeasure System PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The U.S. Navy is working to develop a new mine countermeasure (MCM) sensor suite for the MQ-8C Fire Scout that will enable the unmanned helicopter to detect and localize mines and obstacles on land and at sea.
17 May 2022 Marine Corps Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Achieves Initial Operational Capability YUMA, Ariz. - The U.S. Marine Corps declared March 1 Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) on the AH-1Z Viper.
17 May 2022 Saberhawks Earn Phoenix Award for Superior Maintenance ATSUGI, Japan - The “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 were awarded the Secretary of Defense’s Phoenix Award at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, March 3. Top commands from the Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force compete annually for the award that celebrates maintenance
17 May 2022 New Marine Corps Expeditionary Matting Passes the Test PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Expeditionary Airfield (EAF) Landing Systems teams from the Aircraft Launch and Recovery (ALRE) Program Office are testing solutions that will make Marine expeditionary landings easier and faster.
17 May 2022 Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office Names Italy as 28th International Partner NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office acquired Italy as its 28th Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X International Partner, Dec. 17.
17 May 2022 U.S. Navy in Middle East Seizes $39 Million in Drugs MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer seized 640 kilograms of methamphetamine worth $39 million from a fishing vessel while patrolling international waters in the Gulf of Oman, May 15-16.