Austal Lays Keel for USNS Billy Frank Jr (T-ATS 11)
The keel for the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), the Navy’s 6th Navajo-class platform, was laid Nov. 14 at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. A keel laying ceremony recognizes…
Coast Guard Responds to Protests in Oakland Harbor
The Coast Guard removed three people from a ship after they reportedly trespassed on Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ship Cape Orlando during a protest in the Oakland Harbor November 3rd.…
SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Medical Ship USNS Balboa
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Bethesda-class expeditionary medical ship will be named USNS Balboa (EMS 2), during a ceremony at Naval Medical Center…
SECNAV Names Future T-AO 213 USNS Harriet Tubman
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future John Lewis-class oiler, T-AO 205-class, will be named after American abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman, Sept.…
US Navy Time Charters Three Tankers for Sealift
The US Navy’s Military Sealift Command has time chartered three US-flagged OPA90 compliant tankers for a 90-day period. Work will be performed in the Far East, and worldwide, and is…
USNS Burlington Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago
The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Sept. 2nd, marking the third stop throughout the course of the…
Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Lucy Stone
The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO)…
SECNAV Names T-ATS 12 USNS Solomon Atkinson
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honor of Solomon Atkinson, a pioneering…
USS Porter, USNS William McLean Demonstrate VLS Reload
The crews of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) performed a MK 41 Vertical…
Sixth Navajo Class Named USNS Billy Frank Jr
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today, that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue ship will be named USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11). The future…