Richard M McCool (LPD 29) Delivered to US Navy
Photo caption: HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) to the U.S. Navy on April 11, 2024. Pictured from left to right are…
USCGC Stratton Home From Alaska Patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned home Alameda April 22 following a 111-day deployment to the Bering Sea in support of search and rescue capabilities and…
FS Andromede Returns From NATO Deployment
On 30 March, the tripartite minehunter (CMT) Andromeda returned to her homeport of Brest, closing its North Atlantic deployment. In two months of mission, the CMT crew will have covered…
Royal Navy Announces Shipborne Laser Program
A powerful laser weapon will be added to the Royal Navy’s arsenal in the next three years as the need for weapons to counter drone and missile threats – like…
USS Gunston Hall Home After Steadfast Defender 2024
The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) returned home to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, April 11, following Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades.…
CNS Esmeralda Departs on 2024 Training Cruise
Around noon this Saturday, April 13, from the Molo de Abrigo, the Training Ship “Esmeralda” set sail to begin its 68th Instruction Trip. The “White Lady” was dismissed by the…
French SSN Duguay-Trouin Enters Active Service
On April 4, 2024, Admiral Nicolas Vaujour, Chief of Staff of the Navy, declared the admission to active service of the nuclear attack submarine (SNA) Duguay-Trouin. It is the second…
New Spanish Navy Tug Carnota on Trials
The first towing manoeuvers conducted by the new multi-purpose ship ‘Carnota’ (A-61) on March 20 with the civilian SAR vessel ‘Gavia’, is one of the milestones before her final entry…
MDA, Navy Conduct Successful Intercept with SM-6
On March 28th, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted an intercept of an advanced Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) test target utilizing the…
USCGC Orcas Decommissioned After 35 Years of Service in Coos Bay
The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Orcas (WPB1327) during a ceremony, Tuesday. Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, the commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, presided over the…