WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday announced his selection for the 16th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, during the Navy Flag Officer & Senior Executive Service symposium at the United States Naval Academy on March…
General Atomics Test Fires Advance Gun-Launched Projectile Interceptor Design
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has completed a major test series in collaboration with the Army and Navy to advance the state-of-the-art in gun-launched defensive projectile interceptor designs, the company said March 10. Identical projectile designs were…
HII Appoints Dorsey as VP of Operations at Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Global engineering and defense technologies provider Huntington Ingalls Industries has appointed Donny Dorsey as vice president of operations at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, the company said March 10. Dorsey, formerly ship program manager for all DDG waterfront…
Saab to Provide U.S. Marine Corps with Training Systems
STOCKHOLM — Saab has received a contract modification from the U.S. Marine Corps within the Force-on-Force Training Systems-Next program, the company said March 9. The modification value is approximately $122 million USD, where $54 million was booked during 2021. The…
Aquilino: Fuel Logistics to Be Dispersed in Wake of Red Hill Closure
WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific region addressed concerns from Congress about the impact of the closure of the Red Hill fuel depot in Hawaii during March 9 testimony on Capitol Hill. Rep. Mike Rogers, ranking…
FRCSW Inducts Its First CMV-22 to Suffer Mishap
NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. — Fleet Readiness Center Southwest artisans and the Fleet Support Team recently joined industry partners and the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) to prevent the loss of an CMV-22 Osprey aircraft which had suffered…
Cutter Steadfast Returns Home Following Migrant-Interdiction, Counter-Narcotics Patrol
ASTORIA, Oregon. — The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to the cutter’s homeport in Astoria March 7 after a 48-day patrol of the California coast, the cutter’s crew said in a release. The 54-year-old cutter and…
Patrol Ship USS Tempest Decommissioned in Bahrain
ARLINGTON, Va. — The coastal patrol ship USS Tempest (PC 2) was decommissioned in ceremonies held March 7 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain after 29 years of service. The Tempest, the oldest serving PC, is the third PC of the…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Respond to Haitian Migration Venture off Florida Keys
MIAMI — U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and partner agencies responded to a grounded Haitian vessel on March 6, approximately 200 yards off Ocean Reef in Key Largo, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said March 7. Coast…
U.S. Navy Brings Back Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program
MILLINGTON, Tenn. — The Navy is bringing back the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program. This program offers various benefits for college students looking for a new way to join the Navy as a commissioned officer, the Navy Recruiting Command said in…
