CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy — The Blue military crew of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners departed Civitavecchia, Italy, to begin a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, May…
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Commissioned in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina, said a Navy spokesperson in a May 14 release. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro…
Pappano: Studying ‘Shortish’ Life Extension of Ohio SSBNs as Risk Mitigator
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy admiral in charge of procuring and sustaining the Navy’s ballistic-missile submarines (SSBNs) said the Navy is studying possible short service-life extensions of some Ohio-class SSBNs and even the Ohio-class guided-missile submarines. The Ohio-class SSBNs…
Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will commission the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, during a 10:00 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, May 14, in Charleston, South Carolina, the Defense Department said…
SECDEF Announces Flag and General Officer Nominations
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced on May 11 that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as…
Fagan Confirmed as Next Coast Guard Commandant
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed Adm. Linda Fagan Wednesday to lead the Coast Guard as its next commandant, said Kara Noto of the Coast Guard’s MYCG staff. Fagan will be the first woman to lead a U.S. military service…
Saab Awarded Contract for Carl-Gustaf Recoilless Rifles for Army, Marine Corps
STOCKHOLM — The U.S. Army MAAWS Program Office has awarded Saab a contract for Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles for the Army and Marine Corps. The Carl-Gustaf rifles are also known as Multi-purpose Anti-Armor Anti-personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) and M3A1 in…
Ingalls Shipbuilding: Ready to Take on More Navy Shipbuilding
ARLINGTON, Va. — Ingalls Shipbuilding, HII’s builder of surface warships, has the industrial facilities and workforce to add to the capacity of its portfolio, a senior Ingalls official said. “We have the ability to take on more work that we…
Marine Infantry to Become More Commando-Like
WASHINGTON – A critical element of the Marine Corps’ 2030 force transformation process is a sweeping array of changes in how they train and educate their Marines, from recruiting training, through infantry and advanced skills instruction to the combat exercises…
Raytheon Flies APG-79(V)4 GaN-AESA Radar in Marine Corps F/A-18
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s (RI&S’s) pre-production APG-79(V)4 radar system was successfully flown on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet earlier this year, at Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, California. This is the radar system’s…
