ARLINGTON, Va. — Normally the number of new U.S. Navy ships requested for the next a new fiscal year garners the most attention of reporters, but this time it was the number of ships the Navy is seeking to decommission…
Navy Deploys More EA-18G Electronic Attack Jets to EUCOM
ARLINGTON, Va. — A squadron of U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft has been deployed to the European Command as part of the build-up of forces in support NATO’s eastern flank. According to Defense Department spokesman John Kirby, the…
Marine Corps Orders 36 More Amphibious Combat Vehicles
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps has ordered 36 more Amphibious Combat Vehicles, the Defense Department announced March 25. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Sterling Heights, Michigan, a $173.6 million contract modification…
HII Christens Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII christened pre-commissioning unit Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) on March 26 at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, the company said in a release. Jack H. Lucas, a longtime resident of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was the youngest Marine…
U.S. Coast Guard Decommissions Three Cutters in Bahrain
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN — The U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned three Island-class patrol boats, March 22, in a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs said in a release. Rear Adm. Keith Smith, deputy commander of…
Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony on Saturday, March 26, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the Defense Department…
HII Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), the company announced March 25. The ship’s name honors former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who served as…
Bollinger Delivers the Future USCGC Pablo Valent
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC delivered the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent to the service in Key West on March 17, the company said in a release. This is the 174th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S….
Navy’s New Hovercraft Delivers Helicopter for Air Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — An unusual transport mission last month demonstrated the capabilities and versatility of the Navy’s new LCAC 100-class ship-to-shore connector. The Air Force 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, requested the assistance of the Naval…
Israeli Air Force Leader Takes Flight in CH-53K
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Israeli air force Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Eyal Grinboim visited Naval Air Station Patuxent River in February for a program update and flight on the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, Naval Air Systems Command said March…
