WASHINGTON — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly has selected Randi Cosentino as the first president of the new U.S. Naval Community College. Cosentino comes to the Department of the Navy from Guild Education, where she served as the chief academic officer. Guild Education works with major Fortune 500 companies like Disney and Walmart…
Navy Surface Forces, Army Attack Helicopters Conduct Ops in Arabian Gulf
PERSIAN GULF — U.S. Navy expeditionary landing base ship USS Lewis B. Puller has been conducting joint naval and air integration operations with U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters assigned to Army Central Command’s Task Force Saber throughout March, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT) public affairs. …
New NOAA Program to Support, Expand Agency’s Use of Unmanned Systems
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is establishing a new Unmanned Systems Operations Program to support the rapidly expanding use of these systems across the agency, according to a NOAA release. The new program will promote the safe, efficient and economical operation of unmanned systems (UxS) that NOAA uses…
Cutter Stratton Departs for Eastern Pacific Counter-Narcotic Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton got underway from Coast Guard Island on March 28 for a months-long deployment to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where the crew will patrol international waters off Central and South America to intercept and deter drug-trafficking efforts. …
Raytheon, MDA Sign $2 Billion Standard Missile-3 Contract
TUCSON, Ariz. — Raytheon Co. will produce and deliver SM-3 Block IB interceptors under a $2.1 billion, multiyear U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract, the company said in a release. The deal is the first multiyear contract for the SM-3 program and covers fiscal years 2019–2023. …
Marine Recruiting Command Transitions to Digital, Telephonic Prospecting
QUANTICO, Va. — Amid the national emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) is taking steps to protect recruiters and applicants, their families and their communities by limiting face-to-face interactions with the public, the command said in a release. Effective immediately, MCRC will temporarily transition…
Boeing Receives $1.5 Billion P-8A Poseidon Contract from U.S. Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, the company announced in a release. The contract includes eight aircraft for the U.S. Navy, six aircraft for the Republic of Korea Navy…
Mitcham Delivers micro-MA-X System for Navy’s Next-Gen Small UUV Evaluation
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Mitcham Industries’ Klein Marine Systems unit recently delivered the first micro-MA-X (µMA-X System) in support of the U.S. Navy’s next-generation small-class unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) evaluation sponsored by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the company said in a release. DIU is a defense organization focused exclusively…
Medical Center Seeks Marine Corps Command’s Help to Manufacture Ventilator Splitter
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The University of California San Diego Medical Center has requested Marine Corps Systems Command’s (MCSC) assistance to help medical professionals as they deal with the evolving crisis of COVID-19, the command said in a release. On March 16,…
Coast Guard Awards Eight Contracts for Industry OPC Studies
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded eight offshore patrol cutter (OPC) industry studies contracts, the service announced in a release. These awards support the Coast Guard’s strategy to mitigate OPC program risk and establish a new, fair and open competitive environment to complete the OPC…
