DDG 132 Namesake Honored on POW/MIA Recognition Day
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works ship on “Land Level” is the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132). Its namesake, Coast Guard Capt. Quentin R. Walsh, earned the Navy Cross in…
Austal USA Receives Contract for Newly Certified Drydock
Austal USA received a contract, valued at $10.8 million, awarded by the Navy for emergent maintenance drydocking availability of USS Oakland (LCS 24). To perform the contract, Austal USA will…
USS Jason Dunham Arrives in Cyprus
USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived in Limassol, Cyprus, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 15, 2026. Cyprus is an important regional partner. Strengthening partnerships during the port visit builds…
NATO Chiefs of Defense Military Committee Conference
NATO’s highest Military Authority, the NATO Military Committee, met for the annual Military Committee Conference in Copenhagen. The Chair of the NATO Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the…
US Navy Orders Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile
The US Navy took a major step forward September 15 to extend the operational reach of Carrier Strike Groups and existing aviation platforms with cost-effective, scalable systems through a Small…
Three Prototype Agreements on LCU 1700 Production
The U.S. Navy has awarded three competitive Prototype Other Transaction (OT) agreements to Conrad Shipyard, LLC of Orange, Texas; Master Boat Builders, Inc. of Coden, Alabama; and Saronic Technologies of…
CARAT Brunei 2026
Sailors, Coastguardsmen, and maritime forces from Brunei and the United States reconvened in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Sept. 14, for an opening ceremony to commence the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness…
Gorch Fock Returns to Kiel
On Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 10 a.m., the sail training ship “Gorch Fock” will return to its home port of Kiel after 165 days of absence and more than…
$173.7 Million to Base Seattle Upgrade
The Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center (FDCC) awarded a contract Aug. 27 to The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company for the first phase of work that will ultimately result in…