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NATO mine hunting exercise finds WWI, WWII mines in Latvian strait
May 18, 2020 (UPI)
The 10-day "Open Spirit" exercise, which NATO said concluded last week, involved Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 and the navies of Latvia, Estonia, N...
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford begins second round of qualifications
May 15, 2020 (UPI)
The vessel, commissioned in 2017 and undergoing tests since, on May 10 started its fourth independent steaming event after an 18-month Post Delivery Test and Tr...
New COVID-19 cases on US carrier despite extensive screening
May 14, 2020 (AFP)
After testing positive but asymptomatic, the five spent two weeks in quarantine in Guam where the nuclear-powered USS Theodore Roosevelt is docked, the official...
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford fitted to serve 1,000 more personnel
May 13, 2020 (UPI)
The ship underwent required maintenance and new construction tasks in its "window of opportunity" in Norfolk, Va., to prepare it for an at-sea period, Independe...
Navy's quickly-built COVID-19 facility opens on Guam
May 11, 2020 (UPI)
The five-acre site was developed by the 30th Naval Construction Regiment of the Navy's Pacific Seabees construction battalion, and included the involvement of s...
Top Navy, National Guard officials in self-quarantine after COVID-19 exposure
May 11, 2020 (UPI)
Gilday, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was not present at a White House meeting of senior military leaders on Saturday, which included several cabinet m...
US, UK navy operates in the Barents Sea
May 06, 2020 (USN)
Three Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) are supported by fast combat support ship USNS ...
Huntington Ingalls nabs $187.1M for overhaul of USS John C. Stennis
May 06, 2020 (UPI)
The Stennis the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy and is currently docked at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. The de...
Almost all French aircraft carrier sailors recover from virus: official
May 04, 2020 (AFP)
"There are only two sailors left in hospital," including one in intensive care and one under observation, said naval spokesman Eric Lavault. Eighteen other sail...
COVID-19 cases on Roosevelt carrier surge as crew readies for return to sea
May 01, 2020 (UPI)
As of Thursday, 1,102 sailors on the vessel have active cases of the virus, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. Of the 1,102, one has died and 52 have recover...
Northrop Grumman awarded $123.5M to integrate Navy LAIRCM system
May 01, 2020 (UPI)
The deal funds integration of the DON LAIRCM system onto aircraft for the Navy, Army and Air Force, as well as the governments of Norway and New Zealand. The DO...
Marinette Marine nets $795.1M for 10 Guided Missile Frigates for Navy
May 01, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Navy, the Guided Missile Frigate, or FFG(X), is intended to be the next generation of small surface combatants. The vessels will have multi-mis...
Navy's RIMPAC 2020 exercise will be 'at-sea-only' due to COVID-19 concerns
Apr 30, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Navy, the biennial exercise is designed to minimize shore-based contingents that typically participate. The Rim of the Pacific, which takes pla...
Second US Navy ship hit by COVID outbreak returns to port
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
With 63 percent of the 300-strong crew tested as of Tuesday, 64 sailors aboard the USS Kidd were found positive for COVID-19, the Navy said. Two had been medica...
US Navy extends probe into virus-hit aircraft carrier
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
Acting Navy Secretary James McPherson said he still had questions about the case after last week's preliminary report to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. The de...
USS Kidd reports 18 COVID-19 cases in outbreak, military up to 3,919 cases
Apr 24, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Navy, one sailor tested positive for the virus Thursday, prompting a specialized medical team to conduct contact tracing and additional online ...
Navy accepts delivery of USS Zumwalt
Apr 24, 2020 (UPI)
According to the service, the Zumwalt will now join the U.S. Pacific Fleet battle force and remain assigned to Surface Development Squadron One for at-sea testi...
Navy leaders recommend Mark Esper reinstate fired Roosevelt commander
Apr 24, 2020 (UPI)
Chief of Naval operations Admiral Michael M. Gilday and Acting Navy secretary James McPherson recommended Crozier's reinstatement in a briefing that took place ...
Pentagon head pressured to reinstate captain of virus-hit carrier
Apr 24, 2020 (AFP)
Esper has received a verbal update on the investigation into the outbreak on the USS Theodor Roosevelt from the Navy's top officials, and was awaiting a written...
Lockheed nabs $519M for work on 5 Aegis-equipped frigates for Spain
Apr 22, 2020 (UPI)
The deal funds procurement of international Aegis fire control loop development, Solid State S-Band Radar Processing Group as well as tools, test equipment and ...
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