DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (NNS) — P-8 aircraft from the U.S. and Indian navies conducted cooperative activities in the Indian Ocean on April 15, the U.S. 7th Fleet said in a release. The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS…
USS Fitzgerald Leaves Dry Dock, Continues Repairs Pierside in Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) has taken another step toward returning to the fleet as a fully ready, combat-capable ship, Naval Sea Systems Command said in a release. The destroyer achieved a milestone in its complex…
Marine Jet Power Awarded Taiwan Coast Guard Contract
UPPSALA, Sweden — Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been awarded a multiunit, multiyear contract with CSBC Shipyard to provide propulsion for 15,100-ton class vessels for the Taiwan Coast Guard (TCG), the company said in a release. The 34-meter vessels will…
U.S. Coast Guard Patrols Micronesian Waters in Support of Operation to Combat Illegal Fishing
HONOLULU — Crews of two U.S. Coast Guard cutters and a long-range HC-130 patrol aircraft recently completed combined operations to help combat illegal fishing across Oceania, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The crews teamed with shipriders…
Coast Guard Interdicts Suspected Smuggler, 11 Cuban Migrants 41 Miles South of Key West
KEY WEST, Florida — The Coast Guard interdicted 11 migrants and a suspected smuggler April 12 about 41 miles south of Key West attempting to illegally enter the United States, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Coast…
Coast Guard Interdicts 9 Cuban Migrants on Cay Sal
CAY SAL, Bahamas — The Coast Guard interdicted nine Cuban migrants April 12 on Cay Sal, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received a notification from a Coast Guard Air Station Miami…
Future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. Keel Authenticated
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The keel for the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) was ceremoniously laid during a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding Division on April 12, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a release….
HII Awarded Advance Procurement Contract Modification for Virginia-Class Block V Submarines
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $727.4 million contract modification from General Dynamics Electric Boat to continue the procurement of long-lead-time materiel for Virginia-class submarines, the company announced in an April 12…
Coast Guard Interdicts 33 Haitian Migrants Near Tortuga
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted 33 migrants April 8 about 35 miles northeast of Tortuga, Haiti, attempting to illegally enter the United States, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. At about 7:30 a.m. April 8, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Decisive Conducts Ops With Special Operations Helos
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Cypress was to return home to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida on April 12, following a 58-day patrol, during which it conducted training with Army special operations helicopters, the Coast…
