ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper is set to meet Nov. 25 with top U.S. Navy officials to discuss the way ahead in the wake of Secretary Richard V. Spencer’s sudden departure, a Pentagon spokesman said in a statement. Esper has proposed a retired Navy admiral…
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Returns to Homeport After 78-Day Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returned to homeport in Portsmouth on Nov. 21 following a 78-day patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 5th District said. The crew of the Harriet Lane started their patrol by transiting to…
Deputy Carries Commandant’s Force Transformation Message to Navy League Event
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps must change course. Peer competition from Russia is resurgent and China is rapidly expanding its influence. A return to a Fleet Marine Force is the new reality — and the sea service must do…
Continuing Resolution Already Taking Toll on Navy Readiness, Geurts Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The continuing resolution currently in effect instead of an enacted fiscal 2020 budget already is taking a toll on the readiness of U.S. Navy units and acquisition plans, with two ship overhauls delayed indefinitely and more to come unless Congress…
Coast Guard Repatriates 23 Migrants to the Dominican Republic After Interdiction
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk repatriated 23 of 28 Dominican migrants to the Dominican Republic navy in Santo Domingo following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in the Mona Passage, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Miguel Keith
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of its third expeditionary sea base (ESB) ship, USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB 5), on Nov. 15, Program Executive Office-Ships said in a release. Delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. The USNS…
Navy Secretary Names Future Destroyer in Honor of Late Sen. Thad Cochran
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer announced a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named in honor of late Sen. Thad Cochran, a Navy veteran, the secretary’s public affairs said in a release. Cochran was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Naval…
Navy Secretary Names Future Destroyer in Honor of Late Senator
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer announced a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will bear the name of the late Sen. Richard G. Lugar, a Navy veteran, Spencer’s public affairs office said in a release. Lugar served in the Navy from 1957 to 1960 and represented…
HII Begins Fabrication of Legend-Class Cutter Calhoun
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division marked the start of fabrication of the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest Legend-class national security cutter, Calhoun, on Nov. 12, according to a company release. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100 tons of steel for a ship have been cut. “Each new ship in this…
Coast Guard Names New Cutters After 9/11 Heroes
NEW YORK — The U.S. Coast Guard will name two of its new Sentinel-class fast-response cutters in honor of two public servants and Coast Guardsmen who lost their lives responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, the Coast Guard 1st District announced in a Nov. 12 release. Coast Guard…
