29 July 2021 Navy Conducts First MQ-4C Triton Test Flight with Multi-Intelligence Upgrade NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, beginning the next phase of the unmanned aircraft’s development...
29 July 2021 Naval Supply Systems Command Employing Strategic Supplier Management to Bolster Naval Readiness PHILADELPHIA - In 2019, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) formed a Strategic Supplier Management (SSM) framework focused on both strengthening executive-level relationships with industry and solving long standing supply chain challenges with a goal of improving material delivery timelines and...
29 July 2021 Experts Explore Information Defense, Strategy During NPS Symposium MONTEREY, Calif. - In today’s environment of ‘alternative facts’ and false narratives propagated over social media, along with masterful campaigns of disinformation shaped by both China and Russia, effective information and political warfare strategies are as critical as ever. This is the domain of...
29 July 2021 Sink or Swim: Bringing Water Survival to Cutlass Express 21 MOMBASA, Kenya - From far away, a 30 ft. diving platform doesn’t look that intimidating. The rigid concrete tower extends at different heights over the deep end of the pool. It’s similar to what you see at the Olympics, except when you jump off these platforms, the reward doesn’t end with a medal,...
29 July 2021 SeaVision: Improving Maritime Domain Awareness During Cutlass Express MOMBASA, Kenya - Military service members and government representatives from 15 countries are working together during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 to improve maritime domain awareness (MDA), to better perceive and combat maritime threats, and improve operational efficiency off the coastal waters...
29 July 2021 U.S. Naval Forces Provide Emergency Assistance to Distressed Mariners in the Arabian Gulf ARABIAN GULF - The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) provided emergency assistance to an Indian-flagged merchant vessel in the international waters of the Arabian Gulf, Jul. 27...
28 July 2021 16th Pacific Partnership Begins in the Manila MANILA, Philippines – Pacific Partnership 21, the annual U.S-led multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, kicked off with a medical subject matter expert exchange at Manila Naval Hospital, July 28...
28 July 2021 Navy Announces Fiscal Year 21 Special Leave Accrual Sailors unable to take leave due to COVID-19 restrictions now have extra time to use their leave...
28 July 2021 NAVWAR Launches First Secret-Level DevSecOps Pipeline SAN DIEGO - Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) announced the launch of the Navy’s first secret, commercial, cloud-enabled, development, security and operations (DevSecOps) pipeline, transforming how the Navy protects and manages access to data and applications across all mission...
28 July 2021 U.S. 7th Fleet Task Forces 71, 75, 76 form SAG in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA – Comprised of ships and personnel from three U.S. 7th Fleet task forces, Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), and a detachment from Commander, Task Group (CTG) 75.1/Explosive Ordnance Disposal...