************ APRIL 21, 2023 Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its annual Freedom of Navigation (FON) Report for Fiscal Year 2022. During the period from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022, U.S. forces operationally challenged 22 different excessive…
U.S. Navy Ship Patrolling Middle East Seizes $42 Million in Drugs
************* 21 April 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer interdicted a fishing vessel attempting to smuggle $42 million in illegal drugs while transiting the Gulf of Oman, April 21. USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) was operating in support…
Flight Ops in Washington, D.C. — A Century Ago!
Flight Ops in Washington, D.C. — A Century Ago! By David F. Winkler In his book Selling Sea Power: Public Relations and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1941, Ryan Wadle lamented that following World War I, the Navy’s culture inhibited its leaders…
Saab Receives Order for U.S. Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target
************* The U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport has awarded Saab the first production order for the Expendable Mobile Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target (EMATT). This contract follows an award from September 30, 2022 to perform modernization and validation testing of…
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Completes Group Sail in Hawaiian Islands Operating Area
Release from Carrier Strike Group One ***** By Story by Ensign Valentine Mulango PACIFIC OCEAN – Group Sail is an integrated training exercise conducted between units assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1. The exercise reintegrated the strike group and provided an…
Wittman Statement on the Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
***** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Navy’s recently released 30-year shipbuilding plan: “With this 30-year shipbuilding plan, the Navy demonstrates that…
Senator Grills SECNAV on Amphib Ship Plans
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — A senator used a congressional hearing to point out that the Navy would be violating the law by letting the number of amphibious warships drop below a Congressionally mandated level of 31 in fiscal year 2024. …
Dover AFB supports US Navy MQ-4C Triton mission in Guam
Release from 436th Wing Public Affairs ***** DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DE, UNITED STATES 04.13.2023 Story by Roland Balik Release from 436th Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – Teamwork between the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Royal…
Navy to Christen Future U.S. Navy Ship Cleveland
Release from the Department of Defense ************* The Navy will christen and launch the newest Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31), during a 10:00 a.m. CDT ceremony on Saturday, April 15, in Marinette, Wisconsin. This event…
