20 November 2024 U.S. Marine Squadron Conduct First Combat Strikes Using F-35C Platform U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY – U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 conducted the first F-35C combat air strikes for the platform, Nov. 9-10...
18 November 2024 New F-35 storage solutions set to boost efficiency at FRCE The Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) F-35 Lightning II aircraft modification line continues to grow with the recent addition of a new storage system that will improve safety and efficiency...
18 November 2024 Greatest Lady of the Seas, USS Nantucket Commissions BOSTON, Mass. -- The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) November 16, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. To honor naval history, Nantucket became the newest ship in the fleet while moored stern-to-stern with USS Constitution, the U.S...
18 November 2024 US Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commence CARAT Brunei 2024 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei – The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) commenced Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2024, Nov. 18...
18 November 2024 Norfolk Naval Shipyard Delivers USS George H.W. Bush to Fleet On-time, following 10-month Availability NORFOLK, Virginia – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this weekend, marking the successful on-time conclusion of its ten-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY)...
15 November 2024 The Future USS Nantucket (LCS 27) Visits Namesake Communities BOSTON, Mass. — Throughout the week before the commissioning, the crew of the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), which will be the Navy’s newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, visited the ship’s namesake of Nantucket, Mass. as well as volunteered with Boston communities...
14 November 2024 NRL Completes Development of Robotics Capable of Servicing Satellites, Enabling Resilience for the U.S. Space Infrastructure WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST) in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully completed development of a spaceflight qualified robotics suite capable of servicing satellites in...
14 November 2024 Running to the Flames: Third Generation Submariner Rescues Two People Trapped by Apartment Fire NORFOLK, Va - Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 1st Class Gabriel Journey, stationed aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) saved two people who were trapped during an apartment fire in Norfolk...
14 November 2024 Three NUWC Division Newport engineering agents perform first modernizations to submarine in Australia NEWPORT, R.I. – Traveling across the globe is nothing new for Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEA) Matthew George, Daniel Braman and Dillon Savitzky, but the trio recently experienced a historic first Down Under...
13 November 2024 A Living Legacy, USS John Basilone (DDG 122) Commissions USS John Basilone is commissioned in New York...