NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The first planned incremental availability for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has been completed, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division announced March 1. Gerald R. Ford is the first ship in…
CNO and Connecticut Congressman Visit Commands and Industry Partners
GROTON, Conn. — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney traveled to Rhode Island and Connecticut to visit with Sailors, tour Navy commands and meet with industry partners on Feb. 28, the CNO’s Public Affairs…
Atlantic Fleet Name a No-Go, for Now
ARLINGTON, Va. — Just over a year ago, the president approved the proposal to re-designate the U.S. Fleet Forces Command as the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. The proposal — for now, at least — is in the dustbin of history. In…
SECNAV Names Future T-AO USNS Thurgood Marshall, Sponsors for USS Doris Miller
WASHINGTON — During Black History Month, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on Feb. 25 the sponsors for the USS Doris Miller and that a future John Lewis-class replenishment oiler (T-AO) ship will be named USNS Thurgood Marshall…
Navy Launches Design Efforts for Modernize VLF System for C-130 Aircraft
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded a developmental design contract to an aerospace company for very low frequency communications systems modernization for integration into C-130 aircraft. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Collins Aerospace of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…
Navy Decommissions Coastal Patrol Ship USS Firebolt
BAHRAIN — The crewmembers of Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) marked the end of the ship’s U.S. Navy service during a decommissioning ceremony Feb. 23 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. The nearly 27-year-old ship was one of 10…
CNO Is ‘Sighted on a Bigger, More Capable Navy’
ARLINGTON, Va. — Addressing the topic of future force structure after it submerged again into the depths of analysis, the Navy’s top officer laid out his views for a “bigger, more capable Navy” in the future informed by a series…
U.S. Navy Reestablishes Submarine Squadron 8
NORFOLK — The U.S. Navy reestablished Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 8 during an official ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, Feb. 18, commander, Submarine Force Atlantic said in a release. COMSUBRON 8’s reestablishment is intended to distribute and align…
Mississippi, Maine Delegations Urge Support for Destroyers in Navy’s Next Budget
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Representatives Steven Palazzo and Trent Kelly, all Republicans from Mississippi, joined lawmakers from the Maine congressional delegation in a letter urging Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to include…
Navy’s CMV-22B Achieves Initial Operational Capability Designation
The Navy announced initial operational capability for the CMV-22B Osprey, confirming the platform’s operational readiness following the successful completion of its first deployment on Feb. 17, Naval Air Systems Command said Feb. 18. The aircraft was formally declared IOC on…
