WASHINGTON – U.S. senators and House members representing Mississippi sent President Joseph Biden a letter opposing his recent budget request for the U.S. Navy, which would reduce the number of ships in the fleet and cut a destroyer from the…
U.S. and French Navy Chiefs Meet to Discuss Maritime Security
TOULON, France – U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Chief of the French Navy Adm. Pierre Vandier June 4, in Toulon, France, to discuss ways to advance high-end interoperability between both navies as well their recently released…
Triton Deployed: The Navy’s MQ-4C’s Western Pacific Overwatch Continues Into Second Year
The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle has been deployed for more than a year to the Western Pacific and by all accounts is impressing the fleet with its capabilities and is in high demand by…
CNO Visits Denmark to Discuss Maritime Security, Continued Cooperation
COPENHAGEN – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday travelled to Denmark June 2 to meet with his Navy counterpart as well as other senior Danish leadership to discuss areas for continued mutual cooperation, the Navy said in a release. …
Naval Station Everett Future Homeport for New Constellation Class Frigates
EVERETT, Wash. – Naval Station Everett was designated as the Navy’s future homeport for the initial ships of the next generation of guided missile frigates, a new and improved class of small surface combatant ships, the commander, Naval Surface Force,…
The Navy’s Shrinking Patrol Boat Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has been reducing its patrol boat force in recent years and proposes to continue that trend by retiring its rather new Mark VI patrol boats under the fiscal 2022 budget, after having retired its…
Cutter Resolute Returns Home from 41-day Deployment
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) and crew returned home to St. Petersburg Tuesday, after a 41-day Central Caribbean patrol, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a June 2 release. The Resolute crew patrolled the coast…
First Newly Appointed Senior Military Acquisition Advisors Report to ASN RDA
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Navy’s first Senate-confirmed Senior Military Acquisition Advisors (SMAA) joined the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RDA) staff this month, the Navy said in a June 2 release. This…
USMC Seeks to Jettison Some Weapons Platforms to Invest in Mobility, High Tech
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps plans to shrink its force and divest itself of heavy weapons platforms such as tanks and towed artillery to pay for new investments in cyber space, artificial intelligence and high mobility, according to new…
Coast Guard Requests $13.1 Billion for Fiscal 2022
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard is requesting $13.1 billion for fiscal 2022, according to the service’s budget documents, just $38 million more than enacted in the 2021 budget. The cutter procurement portion of the Coast Guard budget includes…
