Captain Rick “Powder” Burgess took command of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) just eight days before it was to sail on its first full-length combat deployment. In putting the new ship through its paces he would…
Fifth U.S. Navy DDG Homeport Shifts to Rota, Spain
by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/ U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs 15 October 2024 ROTA, Spain – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) arrived to its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Oct. 15, as…
Project Link: New T-45 Mixed Reality Trainer Improves Readiness
From Naval Air Systems Command, Oct. 11, 2024 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office (PMA-205) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) are bringing the future of training to student…
RTX’s Raytheon Completes Hydrodynamic Testing for the Barracuda Mine Neutralization System
Milestone moves program one step closer to operational testing From RTX PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (October 7, 2024) — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, recently conducted a series of controlled environmental tests for the Barracuda Mine Neutralization System at the Naval…
CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device Declared Ready for Training
From NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Oct. 10, 2024 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A Test Readiness Review (TRR) and Joint Final Testing (JFT) were recently completed for the CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) 1, resulting in the trainer being declared…
USS Annapolis Returns Home to Naval Base Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment
From Lt. James Caliva, Oct. 10, 2024 NAVAL BASE GUAM – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Guam after a successful three-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, Oct. 5, 2024. “USS…
MSCPAC Bids Farewell to USNS Pecos
From Sarah Cannon, Oct. 9, 2024 USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) will transit to the East Coast to be deactivated and removed from service. SAN DIEGO — Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) bids fair winds and following seas to the Military Sealift Command…
USS Comstock returns to San Diego after Indo-Pacific deployment
Oct. 9, 2024 SAN DIEGO — The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) returned to homeport in San Diego, following a nearly four-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Oct. 8. Along with its…
Operational Commitments Delay VQ-1’s Sundown Homecoming Ceremony
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor Oct. 8, 2024 ARINGTON, Va. — A planned homecoming ceremony for two U.S. Navy EP-3E electronic reconnaissance aircraft and their crews today has been postponed because of the Navy’s current operational commitments. According to…
HII Launches Amphibious Transport Dock Harrisburg (LPD 30)
From HII, Oct. 8, 2024 PASCAGOULA, Miss., Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched on Saturday the first LPD Flight II, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Harrisburg (LPD 30), marking one of the first…
