APRIL 9, 2024 – The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), has made multiple drug interdictions in the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of operations (AOR). In March, while on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean, the crew detected a self-propelled semi-submersible drug … [Read more...]
Navy CMV-22B Osprey Arrives to Norfolk
APRIL 8, 2024 - The first East Coast-assigned Navy tiltrotor vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) CMV-22B Osprey aircraft, assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40, arrived to Naval Station Norfolk on April 5. “Naval Aviation is ecstatic to welcome the first CMV-22B Osprey to Norfolk,” said Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo, commander, Naval Air Force … [Read more...]
Solar Eclipse Safety from Naval Hospital Bremerton
APRIL 7, 2024 - For Roger Smith, the upcoming solar eclipse is not to be missed. The Naval Hospital Bremerton IT support and clinical liaison will drive to the expected path of totality to experience the full celestial phenomena, April 8, 2024. His trip planning is centered on safety. He’ll be equipped with eclipse glasses which are safety certified by the International … [Read more...]
Navy To Showcase Cross-Domain Technology
APRIL 5, 2024 – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase redefining defense technologies at the Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition in booth 301, held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Apr. 8-10. NRL Senior Scientist for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Glen Henshaw, Ph.D., will speak on the “Future of the AI Battlespace” panel, Apr. … [Read more...]
Italy Takes Command of International Red Sea Task Force
APRIL 3, 2024 – The U.S. Navy turned over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 to the Italian Navy during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters here, April 3. Italian Navy Capt. Roberto Messina assumed command from U.S. Navy Capt. David Coles, who has commanded CTF 153 since November. This is the third time Italy has assumed … [Read more...]