06 December 2023 NAVAIR STATEMENT ON V-22 Osprey Grounding Out of an abundance of caution, following the AFSOC operational stand down, NAVAIR is instituting a grounding bulletin for all V-22 Osprey variants Dec. 6. This decision comes after the V-22 Osprey mishap on Nov. 29, off the shore of Yakushima, Japan...
20 November 2023 Combined Maritime Forces, U.S. Coast Guard Make $21 Million Drug Seizure in the Gulf of Oman MANAMA, Bahrain - A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew seized about $21 million worth of illegal drugs from a stateless vessel while operating in the international waters of the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 14...
18 November 2023 Military Leaders Convene in Naples for AFRICOM Strategic Alignment Conference NAPLES, Italy - U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Component Commanders and Senior Enlisted Leaders convened in Naples, Italy for a pivotal conference, hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), November 14-15, 2023...
16 November 2023 Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Statement Audit Demonstrates Accelerated Progress Aligned with its Financial Management Strategy The Department of the Navy (DON) completed its sixth annual financial statement audit. “The Department continues its work to improve the reliability and accuracy of our financial data, increasing its utility for decision-making that directly supports our enduring priorities,” noted...
16 November 2023 Department of Defense Demonstrates Advanced Hypersonic Technologies The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in coordination with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), successfully conducted a test campaign on 15...
08 November 2023 Military Tropical Medicine Course Resumes International Field Missions Two years after its inaugural 1993 class, the Navy’s Military Tropical Medicine (MTM) program took on a tri-service mission, with a hallmark structure of 4 weeks of in-person didactic followed by 2 weeks in tropical infectious disease endemic locations. In 2020, the course momentarily halted...
25 October 2023 USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arrives at Homeport in San Diego SAN DIEGO, Ca - The first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), arrived at its new homeport in San Diego Oct. 25...
18 October 2023 Navy Commissions USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) GROTON, Conn. - The Navy commissioned the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) in a traditional ceremony held October 14, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut...
18 October 2023 USS Mount Whitney Departs Homeport GAETA, Italy – The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departed Gaeta, Italy, Oct. 18, 2023, in support of U.S. operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea...
13 October 2023 Navy to Commission Submarine Hyman G. Rickover GROTON, Conn. - The Navy will commission the newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, Oct. 14, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut...