WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced in an Oct. 22 release the designation of the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS) as a Marine Highway Project, a first for the state of North Carolina. Marine highways are…
DARPA Awards PARC Contract to Expand Ocean Knowledge
PALO ALTO, Calif. — PARC, a Xerox company, has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the next development phase in the Ocean of Things, a project to expand what scientists know about the…
Coast Guard Repatriates 36 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 36 of 38 migrants to the Dominican Republic on Oct. 21, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages just off Cabo Rojo and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District…
U.S., U.K. Navy Chiefs Sign Statement of Intent for Integrated Warfighting
WASHINGTON — Following Tuesday’s Atlantic Future Forum remarks, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday conducted a bilateral strategic dialogue via video teleconference with the U.K. First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Tony Radakin,…
SECDEF Announces 3 Flag Officer Nominations
ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced Oct. 21 that the president has made the following nominations: Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard D. Heinz for appointment to the rank of rear admiral. Heinz is currently serving…
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Contract for F135 Engine Modernization Study
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp., has been awarded a $1.5M contract to conduct an F135 modernization study and operational assessment by the F-35 Joint Program Office to determine specific propulsion system growth…
Despite Navy-Wide Precautions, COVID-19 Turns up on USS Theodore Roosevelt Again
ARLINGTON, Va. — No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, where “a small number of Sailors” tested positive for the novel coronavirus a week ago, a Navy spokesperson said Oct. 21. The Roosevelt,…
Coast Guard Sets Record for Illegal Fishing Vessel Interdictions
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews interdicted a record-setting number of lanchas throughout the Gulf of Mexico for fiscal year 2020, the Coast Guard 8th District said in an Oct. 20 release. Since October 2019, Coast Guard assets…
U.S. Navy Opens Tech Bridge Network in London
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s acquisition chief announced on Oct. 20 the establishment of the London Tech Bridge — the Navy’s first such innovation center outside the United States, NavalX Public Affairs said in a release. “London Tech Bridge makes 13…
U.S., UK. Naval Leaders Cite Advances in Interchangeability
ARLINGTON, Va. — Senior naval leaders in the U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy have praised advances beyond interoperability to interchangeability as the two navies pledge to work closer together in achieving synergistic improvements in capability. “Going forwards, there will…
