SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the Navy’s second John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO), Sept. 3, the Program Executive Office –…
U.S. Coast Guard, Ecuadorian Navy Conduct Joint Patrol off Galapagos Islands
ALAMEDA, Calif. – In coordination with the Ecuadorian navy, the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) recently completed a joint patrol to detect and deter potential Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands, the…
Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Newport
MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Newport (T-EPF 12), Sept. 2, the Navy’s Program Executive Office – Ships said in a Sept. 3 release. EPFs are designed to operate…
Navy Commissions Naval Support Facility Redzikowo, a Future Aegis Ashore Site
REDZIKOWO, Poland – The U.S. Navy’s newest shore installation, Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, was officially commissioned on Sept. 3 at a ceremony in front of U.S. and Polish dignitaries, the commander, Naval Region Europe, Africa Public Affairs said in a…
Coast Guard Interdicts 21 Migrants near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered (WPC-1104) repatriated 20 of 21 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Sept. 2, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in the Mona Passage west of Puerto…
Two Submarines Shift Homeport to Groton
ARLINGTON, Va. —Two U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSNs) have arrived at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, this week in a change of homeports for both. According to images on the Defense Department’s DVIDS imagery website,…
KBR Wins $75M Contract to Enhance Navy Bases in Djibouti
HOUSTON — KBR has been awarded a $75 million recompete contract by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central to enhance infrastructure at multiple bases in Djibouti, Africa, the company said in a release. Under this five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, KBR will provide…
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca to End 33-year Homeport Tenure in Boston
BOSTON — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca departed Coast Guard Base Boston on Sept. 2, en route to their new homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. After 33 years homeported…
NATO’s Mine Countermeasures Group is on the move
Despite the COVID 19 pandemic, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) is on the move, participating in exercise Dynamic Move 20-2. Even though the exercise had fewer participants this year in order to reduce risk in the training rooms,…
EMCORE Awarded IMU Contract by Raytheon for Navy’s Mk54 Torpedo Program
ALHAMBRA, Calif. — EMCORE Corp. has been awarded a contract by Raytheon Technologies valued at $3.6 million to deliver SDI500 IMUs (Inertial Measurement Units) for the MK 54 lightweight torpedo program, the company said in an Aug. 31 release. The units are…
