USCGC Waesche Offloads Nine Tons of Cocaine in San Diego
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloaded approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $239 million, December 6 in San Diego. The offload is…
INS Sumedha Makes Port Call in Port Lamu, Kenya
As a part of on-going long-range deployment to Africa, Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrived at Port Lamu, Kenya on 09 December 2023. The visit marks the maiden port call by…
Construction Contract for New NOAA Marine Operations Center
On December 6th, the U.S. Navy, on behalf of NOAA, has awarded $146,778,932 to Skanska USA, from New York, to design and build a new NOAA facility on Naval Station…
HMS Trent Deploys to Hunt Drugs Smugglers
A Royal Navy warship has been deployed to hunt drugs smugglers in the Caribbean Sea. HMS Trent usually operates in the Mediterranean and off Africa’s west coast as part of…
USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Souda Bay
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), currently assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a regularly scheduled port visit December 10, 2023.…
Coast Guard Repatriates 20 Illegal Immigrants to Dominican Republic
Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent’s crew repatriated 20 migrants to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Friday, following the interdiction of an overloaded makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off…
Philippines Condemns Chinese Thuggery in Philippine Sea
STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA 9 December 2023 Manila, Philippines The National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTFWPS) vehemently condemns the illegal and aggressive…
USS Topeka Returns Home From WESTPAC Deployment
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Nov. 30, following a nearly seven-month deployment. Topeka departed Pearl Harbor in May 2023 for…
NATO Holds Seabed Warfare Symposium
On Wednesday 6 December 2023 around one hundred experts from across the Alliance and partner countries gathered at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to discuss national and NATO perspectives on seabed…
USNS John Lewis Recognized for Lifesaving Efforts
The Civil Service Mariners (CIVMAR) who crew Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) were recognized for life-saving efforts at sea by being presented the United…