27 August 2024 WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), the Hon. Franklin R. Parker today announced the launch of the National Call to Maritime Service (NCTMS) and Naval Civilian Careers (NCC) websites in Syracuse, New…
Navy Awards Contract For Continued AN/UPX-50 Interrogator Redesign
Aug 28, 2024 NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md.–The U.S. Navy awarded a $24 million contract to BAE Systems for the continued redesign of the AN/UPX-50(C) digital interrogator assemblies. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is a modification to a previously issued…
Navy Partners with Shield AI to Enhance Autonomy in Naval Aviation
Aug 27, 2024 Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. — The Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution program (PMA-281) and Aerial Targets program (PMA-208) recently partnered with Shield AI to integrate autonomy and artificial intelligence software into the BQM-177A sub-sonic…
USS Kingsville Commissioned in Corpus Christi
Release from U.S. Pacific Fleet By Lt. Brinn Hefron of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center, August…
USS Hawaii in First Australian Nuclear-Powered Attack Sub Maintenance Availability
By Lt.Cmdr. Rick Moore Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia, Australia (Aug. 22, 2024) – In a historic first, Australian personnel will work alongside with their U.S. counterparts to conduct maintenance on USS Hawaii (SSN 776)…
August 22-23 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command Aug. 23, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi missile system in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined this system presented a clear and…
Amphibious Transport Dock Richard M. McCool, Jr. Sails Away From Ingalls Shipbuilding
From HII PASCAGOULA, Miss., Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) departed from HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Thursday, en route to its commissioning site in Pensacola, Florida. …
SECNAV Advances Maritime Statecraft During Visit to UK’s Barrow-in-Furness Shipyard
From SECNAV Public Affairs, 22 August 2024 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited BAE Systems Submarines Barrow-in-Furness Shipyard during a trip to the United Kingdom last week. During the visit he met with UK government, Royal Navy and…
Navy’s Carrier Air Wings Will Train as a Joint Fighting Force in Simulators at Sea
From NAWCAD Visual Information, 22 August 2024 Aviators across USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) carrier air wing now train as a joint fighting force using advanced simulators developed and installed by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). The…
August 21 U.S. Central Command Update
From U.S. Central Command, Aug. 21, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. - In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi surface-to-air missile and radar system in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined these systems…
