ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced on Aug. 12 the following flag assignments: Rear Adm. (lower half) William P. Pennington will be assigned as deputy commander, Tenth Fleet, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Pennington…
Coast Guard Cutter Finback Shifts Homeport to Portland, Maine
PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard Cutter Finback (WPB 87314) officially arrived at its new homeport in Portland, Maine, Aug. 11, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. Mooring alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Sitkinak (WPB 1329), the Finback is a coastal…
New SECNAV Messages the Fleet
ARLINGTON, Va. — Carlos Del Toro, the 78th secretary of the Navy, was sworn in on Aug. 9. He issued the following message to the fleet on Aug. 10: Today, together, we again embrace the most sacred duty — defending our nation and working…
Coast Guard Cutter Valiant Returns Home after 53-Day Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Valiant (WMEC 621) returned to Naval Station Mayport, July 20, after completing a 53-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard 7th District said in an Aug. 11 release. Coast Guard Cutter…
Coast Guard Completes Study of Underrepresented Minorities
WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard completed the “Holistic Study and Analysis for Recruiting and Retention of Underrepresented Minorities” (URM) as part of its commitment to create and retain a more inclusive workforce, the service’s headquarters said in an Aug. 11 release. …
Coast Guard Orders 4 More Fast Response Cutters from Bollinger Shipyards
LOCKPORT, La. — The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option to award Bollinger Shipyards LLC four additional Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), the company announced in an Aug. 10 release. This announcement brings the total number of FRCs…
U.S. Navy’s First TH-73A ‘Thrasher’ Arrives at NAS Whiting Field
MILTON, Fla. The first operational TH-73A “Thrasher” training helicopter landed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Aug. 6, the Navy said in a release. The helicopter will be assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 5 and will…
Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Performs First Flight
RENTON, Wash. — The first of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway performed its first flight Aug. 9, the company said in a release. The aircraft took off at 10:03 a.m. Pacific time and flew for 2 hours, 24…
Navy E-6B Program Office Purchases RAF E-3D for E-6B Trainer Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) purchased a retired Royal Air Force E-3D for $15 million that will be used as an E-6B Mercury pilot training aircraft, the Naval Air Systems Command…
HII Awarded $273 Million Navy Aircraft Carrier, Surface Ship Maintenance Contract
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Technical Solutions division announced Aug. 10 it has been awarded a five-year contract with a total value of $273 million to support the U.S. Navy’s carrier engineering maintenance assist team, surface engineering maintenance…
