80th Anniversary of the Japanese Attacks on Oregon
By John Hughel Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans living along the West Coast of the United States lived in guarded…
FS Guepratte Takes Christmas Break in Abu Dhabi
As part of the strategic partnership between France and the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi naval base is one of the three sites of French forces stationed in the…
U.S. Navy Intercepts More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped From Iran
U.S. naval forces intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 6, and discovered it smuggling 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters along a maritime route…
FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Becomes SNMG1 Flagship
Like last year, the approximately 210 crew members will be part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF Very High Readiness Joint Task Force). Their operational area…
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Needs Improve Project Management
By Aime Lykins For more than 245 years, the U.S. Navy has patrolled the seas and protected freedom. Throughout that time a truth has emerged: the Navy is only as…
Northrop Grumman Advances Scaled Electronic Attack Capability
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated key components of the company’s future Ultra-Lite Electronic Attack (EA) Prototype System. The demonstrations were conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory…
Pentagon & Lockheed Martin Finalize Lot 15-17 F-35 Agreement
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have finalized the contract for the production and delivery for up to 398 F-35s for $30 billion, including U.S., international partners and…
United States Imposes Sanctions on Russian Naval Entities
The Department of State designated 10 Russian naval entities December 22, 2022. This action imposes severe costs on Russia’s defense establishment in response to Putin’s unprovoked war of choice in…
HMS Medway Rescues All Five Crew of Stricken Caribbean Tug
The Royal Navy rescued all five crew of an ocean-going tug in the Caribbean when the vessel started to sink in choppy seas. HMS Medway – the Royal Navy’s permanent…