U.S. Department of Defense, June 14, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Philip E. Sobeck for appointment to the grade of rear admiral….
U.S. Navy Efforts Aid in Baltimore Channel Reopening
By Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications June 12, 2024 BALTIMORE — The U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) led critical efforts in support of the Unified Command in clearing the Port of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry…
U.S. 4th Fleet Announces Continuing Promise 2024 Deployment
By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS, June 11, 2024 MAYPORT, Fla. – MAYPORT, Fla. – (June 10, 2024) — The U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) will deploy this July and August to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations…
RIMPAC to begin June 27
From Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs, 12 June 2024 SAN DIEGO- Planning and preparations are being finalized for the 29th biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a multinational exercise involving 29 nations and more than 25,000 personnel, set…
U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command June 11, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) launchers in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined the launchers presented an imminent threat…
RTX Awarded $677 Million US Navy Contract for SPY-6 Family of Radars
ANDOVER, Massachusetts, (June 10, 2024) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $677 million contract to continue to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy. This is the third option exercised from the March 2022 hardware, production…
June 9 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, June 9, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. One ASBM struck M/V Tavvishi, a Liberian-flagged, Swiss…
USS Mason Enters the Mediterranean Sea After Seven Months in the Red Sea
By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs, June 8, 2024 MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, June 7, 2024. Mason entered the…
NOAA’s Hahn Selected for Third Star, Deputy Under Secretary for Operations
From NOAA Public Affairs, June 7, 2024 NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Rear Admiral Nancy A. Hann has been selected for promotion to the rank of vice admiral and will serve as NOAA’s deputy under secretary for operations, beginning August 2024….
Navy to Christen Future USNS Cherokee Nation
From U.S. Navy Office of Information, 07 June 2024 The Navy will christen the Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, the future USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, June 8, in Houma, Louisiana. The…
