Navy Awards T-AO Block Buy Contract
The Navy awarded a $6.75 billion block buy contract to General Dynamics NASSCO for the procurement of up to eight John Lewis Class (TAO-205) Fleet Replenishment Oilers, Sept. 13. By…
USNS City of Bismarck Begins Pacific Partnership 2024-2
The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) arrived at the Port of Legazpi in preparation for the start of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 humanitarian mission in the…
HS Ritsos Carries Doctors to Island of Kasos
As part of the social contribution of the Navy, on September 15 and 18, 2024, the RITSOS Fast Guided Missile Patrol Vehicle (RPK) was made available for the transport of…
T-AO 214 Named USNS Dolores Huerta
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the future John Lewis-class oiler, T-AO 205-class, will be named USNS Dolores Huerta (T-AO 214). Del Toro made the announcement during…
Conclusion of Contract to Build Aegis-Equipped Ships
September 18 Statement We are pleased to announce that the construction contracts for the Aegis System-equipped ship project have been concluded as follows: Aegis system equipped ship (first ship) Contract…
ARA Libertad Enroute to Barbados
After a week of varied activities, the frigate ARA Libertad has cast off from the port of Baltimore September 17 as part of her 52nd Training Voyage. He left this…
Sullivan Statement After U.S. Military Responds to Russian-Chinese Activity
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division announced the deployment of more…
USCG Encounters Russian Warships Near Point Hope, Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard located four Russian Federation Navy (RFN) vessels Sunday, 57 miles northwest of Point Hope, Alaska. While on a routine patrol in the Chukchi Sea, the crew…
Navy Honors Capt. Thomas G. Kelley at Keel Plate Signing
The U.S. Navy celebrated the keel plate signing for one of the Navy’s future Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyers at an event hosted at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW)…