ARLINGTON, Va. — The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), lead ship of its three-ship class, completed a short deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean on Nov. 11, marking the first operational employment the class as part of the fleet…
1,200 U.K. Jobs Created as Naval Shipbuilding Returns to Belfast
LONDON — The Ministry of Defence has selected a preferred bidder to build support ships for the Royal Navy, with a contract that will create 1,200 U.K. shipyard jobs, hundreds of graduate and apprentice opportunities and an expected 800 further…
FRC Southeast Begins Activation as Second Source of Repair for the F135 Engine
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) recently began activation as a Department of Defense second depot source of repair (DSOR) for the F135 engine, the propulsion system that powers the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The first…
U.S. Naval Forces Intercept Explosive Material Bound for Yemen
MANAMA, Bahrain — On Nov. 8, U.S. 5th Fleet intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman smuggling lethal aid, including a large quantity of explosive material, from Iran to Yemen, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs said…
USCGC Northland Returns Home after 59-day Caribbean Sea Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Nov. 14 following a 59-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a release. In support of…
Icebreaker Healy Returns Home after Four-Month Arctic Deployment
SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) returned to its Seattle homeport Nov.11 following a historic 17,000-mile, 124-day deployment in the high Arctic latitudes that included a transit to the North Pole, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said…
Bollinger Completes Acquisition of VT Halter, Renamed Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately-owned and operated shipbuilder in the United States, has completed its acquisition of VT Halter Marine, Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore (“STEHMO”), Bollinger announced in a Nov. 1 release. The transformational…
USCGC Vigilant Returns Home after 48-day Florida Straits Patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the USCGC Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned to their homeport in Cape Canaveral, Saturday following a 48-day patrol in the Atlantic Ocean and Florida Straits, the Coast Guard Atlantic Ara said in a Nov….
Fast Response Cutter Commissioned in Boston
BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) was commissioned Nov. 10 at Coast Guard Base Boston, as the first of six fast response cutters to be stationed in the city, the 1st Coast Guard District said in a release. …
DoD Awards $20.4M to SENEDIA to Strengthen Submarine Shipbuilding Work Force
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — SENEDIA, the national alliance for Defense tech, talent, and innovation, today announced a $20.4 million contract extension from the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue its submarine shipbuilding workforce efforts, SENEDIA said in a Nov. 10 release….
