Peru Attends RIMPAC 2024 Planning Session in San Diego
A delegation from the Peruvian Navy participated on June 20 and 23 in the Initial Planning Conference (IPC) of the RIMPAC 2024 Multinational Exercise held at the Point Loma Naval…
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in San Diego
Ships from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (Nimitz CSG) returned to San Diego June 28, concluding a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations (AO). Sailors…
USS Charleston Returns From 26 Month Deployment
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) returned to her homeport of Naval Base San Diego, June 14, 2023, following a 26-month rotational deployment. On April 7, 2021, Charleston…
USCGC Alert Offloads $76 Million of Narcotics in San Diego
Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) crew offloaded more than 5,776 pounds of cocaine worth more than $76 million, Friday, in San Diego. The interdiction occurred in international waters in…
Carderock Assists in Calibration Trials of USNS John Lewis
The U.S. Navy protects its surface ships and submarines from underwater magnetic influence mines through a two-step process consisting of magnetic treatment followed by degaussing system calibration, typically at the…
GD NASSCO Awarded $736 Million to Build T-AO 213
General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced today that it has been awarded a $736 million modification to the existing T-AO contract for construction of a ninth ship…
Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) Sailed Away from Ingalls
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) departed from HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division Monday. DDG 123 will be commissioned next month at the Port of Key…
USCGC Waesche Offloads Narcotics in San Diego
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) crew offloaded more than 6,325 pounds of cocaine and more than 13,220 pounds of marijuana worth more than $166 million, Wednesday, in San Diego.…
Theodore Roosevelt Completes Sea Trials Enroute to San Diego
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) completed an 18-month docking planning incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, March 21. According to Brian McDermott, USS Theodore Roosevelt…
British Design Chosen for AUKUS Submarine Project
The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s world-leading submarine design, the Prime Minister has announced today alongside the…