TOKYO — Northrop Grumman Corp. completed its first delivery of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) on March 29, the company said in a release. In November 2014, the Japan Ministry of Defense competitively selected…
USS Pittsburgh Arrives in Bremerton for Decommissioning
BREMERTON, Wash. — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) arrived on May 28 at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington, to start the inactivation and decommissioning process, commander, Submarine Group 9 said in a release. Under the command of Cmdr….
Digital Technology on Display as HII Lands Island on Carrier JFK
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Digital technology marked the exact location where Huntington Ingalls Industries landed the island onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) during a ceremony May 29 at the company’s shipbuilding division, the…
USNS Gianella Completes Final Underway Mission
NORFOLK, Va. — Military Sealift Command’s last champion class T-5 petroleum tanker, USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT 1125), completed its final underway mission for the U.S. Navy by sailing down the Elisabeth River to downtown Norfolk, Virginia, in support of…
Cutter Valiant Crew Returns Home Following 9-Week Counter-Drug Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returned home May 27 to Naval Station Mayport following a nine-week counter-drug patrol in the eastern Pacific, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The Valiant crew…
Coast Guard Interdicts 10 Cuban Migrants and 2 Suspected Smugglers off Villa Clara Province
KEY WEST, Fla.— The Coast Guard interdicted 10 Cuban migrants and two suspected smugglers on May 21 about 12 miles off Villa Clara Province, Cuba, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received…
Coast Guard Supports U.S. Pacific Fleet Navigation Initiatives in Federated States of Micronesia
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard conducted an aids-to-navigation and waterways assessment in the Federated States of Micronesia in support of improved maritime safety and defense readiness in May, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The U.S….
Moran Confirmed as 32nd Chief of Naval Operations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Adm. Bill Moran to become the 32nd chief of naval operations (CNO). The chief of naval personnel, Vice Adm. Robert Burke, also was confirmed for promotion to admiral and appointment as the next…
Coast Guard Interdicts 22 Ecuadorians in Possession of Illegal Firearms in Eastern Pacific
ECUADOR — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) interdicted 22 Ecuadorian nationals last week in possession of illegal firearms in the eastern Pacific Ocean and delivered them to Ecuadorian authorities, the Coast Guard 7th District said in…
Coast Guard Interdicts 50 Haitian Migrants 46 Miles North of Cap-Haïtien
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted 50 migrants May 21 about 46 miles north of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. At about 5:35 p.m. May 21, the Coast Guard Robert Yered (WPC-1104) crew detected…
