ARLINGTON, Va. — The skies over southeast Europe are not normally associated with the history of U.S. naval aviation, but the current patrols being flown over the region by Navy aircraft from the aircraft carrier U.S Harry S. Truman are…
SECDEF Orders Closure of Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii
ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III made the following statement March 7 announcing the decision to close a Navy petroleum storage facility near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which recently leaked and affected the Navy’s drinking water system for the…
Marine Corps Joint Air-to-Ground Missile achieves Initial Operational Capability
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Marine Corps declared initial operating capability for the AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile on the AH-1Z Viper effective 1 March 2022, the Naval Air Systems Command said March 4. JAGM, a joint…
Navy launches Ice Exercise 2022 in the Arctic Ocean
U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH — Commander, Submarine Forces officially kicked off Ice Exercise 2022 in the Arctic Ocean on Friday, March 4, after the building of Ice Camp Queenfish and arrival of two U.S. Navy fast attack submarines, Submarine…
Essex ARG, 11th MEU Return from Indo-Pac Deployment
SAN DIEGO — The Essex Amphibious Ready Group returned to port at Naval Base San Diego March 4, concluding a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation, U.S. 3rd Fleet said in a release. Essex…
Coast Guard Cutter Midgett Returns Home from 3-Month Alaskan Patrol
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returned to homeport in Honolulu, Hawaii, Friday after a three-month long Bering Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 14th District said March 4. The crew of the Midgett enforced federal laws…
Marine Crew Ejects from F/A-18D Before Crash on Plantation
ARLINGTON, Va. — A Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet strike fighter crashed shortly near Beaufort, South Carolina on March 3, according to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The two Marines in the crew ejected safely and incurred no injuries, the Wing…
The 3rd Marines Come in First, As the First Marine Littoral Regiment
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has taken another step in its ambitious force redesign to contend with near-peer militaries like China and Russia in the 21st century: Creating the first Marine Littoral Regiment. After more than a year of…
SCO Transfers Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessels to U.S. Navy
SAN DIEGO — The Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office officially transitioned the Ghost Fleet Overlord Program to the Navy Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on March 3, 2022, the PEO’s…
Navy Selects Northrop Grumman to Sustain and Modernize E-6B Mercury Aircraft
LAKE CHARLES, La. — Northrop Grumman Corp. was recently awarded the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft, the company said March 3. The work will be performed at Northrop Grumman’s Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication…
