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In open letter to Navy, McPherson pledges to support sailors' safety
Apr 09, 2020 (UPI)
Just weeks after James McPherson was sworn in as the undersecretary of the Army, he made the unexpected pivot to leadership of another branch as its Acting Secr...
French aircraft carrier heads home over virus fears
Apr 08, 2020 (AFP)
About 40 sailors on the Charles de Gaulle are under medical observation, it said in a statement, and those with symptoms have been placed in isolation. None hav...
USS Gerald Ford wraps tests of combat system capabilities
Apr 07, 2020 (UPI)
According to Cmdr. Ron McCallister, the testing was a collaborative effort between Naval Sea Systems Command along with the greater technical community and the ...
US navy chief out over handling of ship virus outbreak
Apr 07, 2020 (AFP)
Modly stepped down five days after removing the Roosevelt's captain, Brett Crozier, for writing a letter -- that was leaked to the media -- describing the virus...
US navy captain fired for voicing virus concern tests positive: report
Apr 05, 2020 (AFP)
Captain Brett Crozier's COVID-19 test result was reported Sunday by the New York Times, just hours after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the captain's ...
US commissions nuclear sub but skips fanfare due to virus
Apr 04, 2020 (AFP)
"Although the traditional public commissioning ceremony was canceled due to public health safety and restrictions of large public gatherings, the Navy commissio...
Huntington Ingalls receives $1.5B modification for LPD-31
Apr 03, 2020 (UPI)
The contract announcement confirms a statement from the Navy's Assistant Secretary for Research, Development and Acquisition, who said earlier this week that so...
Navy accelerating large contracts to mitigate effects of COVID-19
Apr 02, 2020 (UPI)
James Geurts, the Navy's Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, told reporters the Navy is planning on awarding contracts fo...
US Navy evacuates virus-struck aircraft carrier Roosevelt
Apr 02, 2020 (AFP)
There have been 93 COVID-19 cases discovered among the 4,800-strong Roosevelt crew so far, according to the US Navy. Pentagon officials said Wednesday they were...
Pentagon removes captain of virus-struck aircraft carrier
Apr 02, 2020 (AFP)
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Captain Brett Crozier was wrong to distribute to a wide range of people copies of an emotional, four-page letter describ...
USS Carney returns to Spain following worldwide force patrol
Apr 01, 2020 (UPI)
"The flexibility and resiliency of our crew speaks volumes of the dedication of the U.S. Navy to operate forward," said Cmdr. Christopher Carroll. "Aboard the C...
US Navy captain says carrier faces dire coronavirus threat
Apr 01, 2020 (AFP)
But Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday ruled out evacuating the ship, whose plight bears similarities to that on civilian cruise ships where the COVID-19 i...
Austal nabs $7.7M for work on USS Kansas City
Mar 31, 2020 (UPI)
The contract funds work during a post shakedown availability for the vessel in San Diego, including manpower, support services, non-standard equipment and assoc...
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale launched
Mar 30, 2020 (UPI)
The ship is the 12th in its class and was built for the Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries. Currently referred to as LPD 28, it was moved to dry dock on Marc...
BAE awarded $2003.M to modernize USS Boxer
Mar 27, 2020 (UPI)
The deal funds maintenance modernization and repair of the USS Boxer, a Wasp-class amphibious ship launched in 1993 and commissioned in 1995. The Boxer made hea...
Navy docks USS Theodore Roosevelt to test crew for COVID-19
Mar 26, 2020 (UPI)
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that 23 sailors on the Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19, up from 8 on Wednesday and three announced on Tues...
Navy postpones Large Scale Exercise 2020 in response to COVID-19
Mar 25, 2020 (UPI)
Inside Defense first reported that the exercise will be postponed until 2021 to keep the fleet healthy but also to allow the services to contribute to whole-of-...
Navy awards Gulf Island Shipyards $129.9M for towing, salvage and rescue ships
Mar 25, 2020 (UPI)
This week's contract, which modifies a deal originally made in March 2018, also funds the performance of unique item identification and includes options for sup...
CACI awarded $180.3M to provide satellite, network support for Navy
Mar 24, 2020 (UPI)
The contract funds special operations communications systems, satellite communications and network support services. That includes command and control, communic...
Future destroyer USS Delbert D. Black completes acceptance trials
Mar 17, 2020 (UPI)
The acceptance trials -- USS Delbert D. Black finished trials on March 12 -- allow the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey to review the ship's crew perf...
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