HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) arrived Aug. 16 at its new homeport in Honolulu, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a statement. The Midgett is the eighth of the Coast Guard’s national security cutters and…
Hawaii Welcomes Third Sentinel-Class Coast Guard Cutter
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter William Hart (WPC-1134) arrived in Honolulu Harbor on Aug. 17, becoming the third 154-foot fast-response cutter homeported in Hawaii, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The FRCs are some of the…
Coast Guard Repatriates 25 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC-912) repatriated 22 Dominicans and returned one Venezuelan and two Haitians to a Dominican navy patrol vessel Aug. 15 near Samaná, Dominican Republic, the Coast Guard 7th District said…
Industry’s Role in Force Projection, Sustainment a Topic at NDTA-USTRANSCOM Command Fall Meeting
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Robert McMahon will discuss industry’s role in projecting and sustaining U.S. forces during an emergency or a crisis at the National Defense Transportation Association-U.S. Transportation Command fall meeting Oct. 7-10 at Union Station in…
Newest National Security Cutter Makes Second Cocaine Seizure in Five Days as 4,600 Pounds Are Interdicted
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Crews aboard the precommissioned U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) interdicted a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel July 31 and seized more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine during a boarding in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean,…
Raytheon to Demo Unmanned Single-Sortie Mine Sweeping for Navy at ANTX 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Raytheon Co. is ready to demonstrate a single-sortie mine neutralization concept using systems it developed or is developing. The technology will be demonstrated at Newport, Rhode Island, during the last week of August at ANTX (Advanced…
Bell 407GXI Helicopter Earns IFR Certification
FORT WORTH, Texas — Bell Textron Inc. announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued an instrument flight rules supplemental type certificate for the Bell 407GXi helicopter. The certification is a requirement for the U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System…
Navy Issues Draft Request to Industry for Large USV
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has issued a draft Request for Proposals for its planned Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV), one of the vessels planned for its future surface fleet. “The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Recover 1,300 Pounds of Marijuana Near Catalina Island
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a report of multiple bales of narcotics in the water near Santa Catalina Island on Aug. 13, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release. A…
Coast Guard Interdicts 146 Haitian Migrants
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted 146 Haitian migrants Aug. 11 about 69 miles north of Isla De Tortue, Haiti, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Trump (WPC-1111) interdicted…
