WALVIS BAY, Namibia — Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) and Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) ship repair experts hosted a ship check event attended by commercial maintenance providers during a recent…
FRC Seizes $85 Million in Heroin in NAVCENT Region
MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized an estimated $85 million worth of heroin from a fishing vessel while patrolling the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 27, representing the largest illegal drug interdiction in the Middle East…
Coast Guard Decommissions Bahrain-based Patrol Boat Baranof
MANAMA, Bahrain — The USCGC Baranof (WPB 1318) was decommissioned during a ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Sept. 26., the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a release, Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area,…
Russian, Chinese Naval Ships Operate Near the Aleutians
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea encountered a People’s Republic of China Guided Missile Cruiser, Renhai CG 101, sailing approximately 75 nautical miles north of Kiska Island,…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Cooperstown
WASHINGTON — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, Sept. 20, PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants Public Affairs said in a release. The ship is the 12th…
USS Hué City Decommissioned After 31 Years of Service
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — With plank owners, former crew members and veterans of the Battle of Hué in attendance, the crew of USS Hué City (CG 66) decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, ceremony on Sept. 23,…
CNO, Commander of Belgian Navy Discuss Increasing Capabilities and Capacity
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with the Commander of the Belgian Navy Rear Adm. Jan de Beurme at the Pentagon for an office call on Sept. 23, the CNO’s Public Affairs office said in a…
USCGC Tahoma Returns to New Homeport after 66-day Patrol
Newport, R.I. — The crew of the USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) returned to their new homeport Sept. 19 after a 66-day patrol in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a release. …
Analyst: Unmanned Systems Developers Need to Create Platforms That Allow Human Interaction
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The developers of unmanned systems must do more to create platforms that can operate in the “messy middle” between being totally autonomous and being controlled remotely by humans, with some autonomy but also some ability for humans…
Cruiser USS Anzio Decommissioned After 30 Years of service
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — With plank owners, former crew members, and families of the Battle of Anzio veterans looking on, USS Anzio (CG 68) crew decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk ceremony Sept. 22, Naval Surface Force Public…
