MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) conducted a change of command ceremony on Thursday, June 16 at Manama, Bahrain, as Capt. Eric Helgen relieved Capt. Benjamin Berg. Presiding over the ceremony was Adm. Linda Fagan,…
Navy Orders Third Constellation-Class Frigate from Fincantieri Marinette Marine
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has exercised a contract option to order the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG) from Fincantieri Marinette Marine. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wisconsin, was awarded a $536.9 million “fixed-price…
HSM-79 Establishes New Detachment in Rota, Spain
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79 established a new detachment stationed at Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 16, 2022, Petty Officer 3rd Class Devin Randol said in a release. Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander,…
USS Paul Ignatius, Newest FDNF-E Ship, Arrives in Homeport Rota, Spain
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY ROTA, Spain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, on June 17 as the U.S. Navy’s newest Forward Deployed Naval Forces–Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer,…
Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer John Basilone
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will christen the future USS John Basilone (DDG 122) during a 10:30 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, June 18, at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, the Defense Department announced June 17. Sgt….
Navy Awards HII $240M Advance Procurement Contract for LPD 32
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $240 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for amphibious transport dock LPD 32, the company said June 16. The…
Pacific Amphibious Leaders Collaborate on Regional Cooperation
TOKYO — Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and General Yoshida Yoshihide, chief of staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, cohosted the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium in Tokyo June 13-16, U.S. Marine…
Navy Contracts Northrop Grumman for Multi-Int Upgrades for MQ-4C Triton UAVs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman two contracts to upgrade MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles with a multi-intelligence collection capability. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. of San Diego a $15.1…
General Atomics Awarded Task Order to Demonstrate Secure Procedures for Sub Propeller Disposal
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has completed a task order from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division to develop and demonstrate secure, cost-efficient procedures to render obsolete Los Angeles-class submarine propellers and related hardware for disposal and…
Marine Gen. Smith: ’Expeditionary Foraging’ a Component of Light, Mobile Logistics
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps warfighting concept of Expeditionary Advance Base Operations needs light, mobile logistics to operate inside an enemy’s weapon engagement zone, the Corps’ assistant commandant said. Among other types of support, those logistics include “expeditionary foraging.” …
