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Outgoing Navy secretary wants new fleet near Indian, Pacific Oceans
Nov 17, 2020 (UPI)
It's not clear how far along the planning process is for the fleet, and Braithwaite -- who was appointed by President Donald Trump in March and sworn in in May ...
SWRMC delivers USS Anchorage after overhauls
Nov 17, 2020 (UPI)
During the vessel's maintenance availability, SWRMC crews worked with contractors from BAE, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and the ship's force to con...
Navy to name ship after Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley
Nov 11, 2020 (UPI)
"To honor the remarkable Vietnam generation on this 245th birthday of the United States Marine Corps, ESB-6 will be named USS John L. Canley to honor a man who ...
Navy, Marines agree to integrated plan for southern commands
Nov 06, 2020 (UPI)
The Integrated Maritime Campaign Support Plan, a document regularly updated and modified, spells out strategies to better coordinate the 4th Fleet's Southern Co...
GenDyn nabs $9.5B for construction of first 2 Columbia-class subs
Nov 05, 2020 (UPI)
The deal, which modifies a $5 billion contract originally awarded in 2017, exercises an option to test the ships and to provide design and engineering support. ...
USS Gabrielle Giffords conducts counter-narcotics, LCS test missions
Nov 04, 2020 (UPI)
The LCS ship was commissioned in 2017 and arrived in the 4th Fleet's area of operations, Central and South America, in October. The vessel recently completed a ...
U.S. Navy orders new insignia for easier identification of rank
Nov 04, 2020 (UPI)
Wearing a slip-on insignia, called a rank tab, on camouflage uniforms will be optional in any situation other than tactical or training environments, and is the...
India hosts key naval exercise with eye on China
Nov 03, 2020 (AFP)
The exercises -- with anti-submarine and anti-aircraft drills -- went ahead as India is embroiled in a deadly border showdown with China and has sought closer m...
U.S., Latin American navies begin UNITAS LXI exercise near Ecuador
Nov 03, 2020 (UPI)
This year's exercise includes forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay and will include 13 warships. The ex...
U.S. Marine Corps reactivates 3rd Landing Support Battalion
Nov 03, 2020 (UPI)
The 3rd LSB drew its lineage from the 3rd Service Battalion activated in 1942 amid WWII and was last known as the 3rd Division Service Group in 1976, according ...
USS John S. McCain joins Indo-Pacific partners for Malabar 2020 exercise
Nov 03, 2020 (UPI)
The U.S. participant in the quadrilateral exercise this year hosted by Indian Navy is the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, U.S. ...
HII nets $315M for single-phase delivery of new John F. Kennedy carrier
Nov 03, 2020 (UPI)
The $315 million award provides the shipbuilding company initial funding for procurement of long-lead material and planning for the Kennedy. The Kennedy, the se...
Keel is laid for future littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara
Oct 30, 2020 (UPI)
Work on the ship, currently designated as LCS 32, formally began with ship sponsor Lolita Zinke applying her initials to the keel with an arc welder on Tuesday....
USS Halsey returns home after seven months at sea
Oct 30, 2020 (UPI)
The ship left Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in April and remained at sea due to constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was deployed to the 4th Fleet and 7th ...
New Navy barracks named for USS John S. McCain
Oct 28, 2020 (UPI)
In a ceremony on Tuesday, commanding officer Capt. Raymond Leung cut a ribbon to open the barracks, which will be used as housing for junior sailors undergoing ...
Two hurt as Greek warship collides with freighter
Oct 27, 2020 (AFP)
The 27 sailors on board the naval vessel Kallisto were rescued by coastguard patrol boats. Both injured crew were taken to the navy hospital in Athens for treat...
USS Ross deploys to Barents Sea for second time this year
Oct 21, 2020 (UPI)
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, which carries Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles, began its 10th Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe deployment in the Barents Se...
Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt removed after COVID-19 diagnosis
Oct 16, 2020 (UPI)
"USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) identified a small number of Sailors who tested positive for COVID-19 while conducting routine training at sea, Oct. 15, 2020,"...
Huntington Ingalls delivers Montana sub to dry dock
Oct 15, 2020 (UPI)
Earlier this month, the vessel was transported out of Huntington Ingalls' construction industry using a transfer car system, according to the shipbuilder. "Movi...
USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group returns to South China Sea
Oct 15, 2020 (UPI)
The carrier, which transited to the region for the third time in its current underway period, is joined by Carrier Air Wing 5, the guided-missile cruiser Antiet...
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