ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth J. Braithwaite says he plans to establish a new numbered fleet as a “formidable deterrence” to China, basing it closer to allies and partner nations “at the crossroads between the Indian and Pacific oceans.”…
As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Deputy CNO Says U.S. Subs Will Become More Important
ARLINGTON, Va. — Submarine forces operating in the Arctic will become “more and more important,” as the polar ice melts, opening up more navigable blue water to commercial and naval vessels, a top U.S. Navy leader says. The U.S. Submarine Force…
EODGRU-1 Integrated Exercise Enhances Fleet, Joint Abilities
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 enhanced its ability to operate within the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), fleet and Joint Forces by completing a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Integrated Exercise (NIEX) at Naval Base…
USS Cheyenne to Lead Los Angeles-Class Submarine Life Extension
ARLINGTON, Va. — The last Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) built, USS Cheyenne, will be the first of the class selected to go through a service life-extension program, a senior Navy admiral said. The Navy is planning to refuel…
Adm. Caldwell: Submarine Force in ‘Very High Demand’
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s submarine force is in high demand worldwide and is in the midst of a very high operations tempo (optempo), a Navy senior admiral said. “Navy leaders, fleet commanders, combatant commanders have high expectations for us,” said…
Navy Looking at Options for Next-Generation Attack Submarine
ARLINGTON, Va. — The commander of the U.S. Navy’s submarine forces said the service’s submarine community is looking at several options for the basis of the next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, Submarine Forces, speaking Nov….
Adm. Trussler: Information Warfare ‘All About Speed for Advantage’
ARLINGTON, Va. —The admiral who sponsors the resources for the U.S. Navy’s information warfare operations said the modern warfare environment is increasingly governed by the speed of information and its effects on decision-making. “It is all about speed for advantage,”…
Navy Orders Second Lot of TH-73A Training Helicopters
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has ordered a second lot of Leonardo TH-73A training helicopters from the company’s U.S. operation, AgustaWestland. The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded AgustaWestland a $171.0 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to exercise an option for…
Navy Announces New Flag Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced on Nov. 13 the following flag assignments: Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey will be assigned as commander, Navy Personnel Command; and deputy chief of naval personnel, Millington, Tennessee. Holsey…
On-Time Delivery of Navy Ships from Maintenance Alleviates Shipyard Capacity Shortage
ARLINGTON, Va. — As the Navy pushes the efforts to reduce the days of maintenance delays to ships in maintenance, the achievement of on-time delivery of ships from their maintenance availabilities in itself will help alleviate shortages in shipyard capacity, said the…
