A U.S. Marine with 3d Platoon, Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, helps a simulated casualty off of the battlefield during a simulated combat defense as part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, May 21, 2022. Southern Jackaroo is a multilateral exercise carried out by … [Read more...]
Navy Commissions USS Oregon (SSN 793)
MAY 31, 2022 – The Navy commissioned the fast-attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) in a traditional ceremony held Saturday, May 28, at Naval Submarine Base New London. “Oregonians are deeply honored that the 20th Virginia-class submarine will bear the name of our state,” said Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon, the ceremony’s keynote speaker. The Memorial Day Weekend event for … [Read more...]
Navy Conducts Bilateral Training with Japan Maritime
220526-N-BR419-1089 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2022) Sailors attached to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116) take photos on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The U.S. Navy and JMSDF routinely conduct naval exercises together, strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and … [Read more...]
USS Charleston Delivers, Displays LCS Versatility
MAY 27, 2022 – The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) conducted a vertical replenishment-at-sea of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) in the Philippine Sea, May 21. During this evolution, USS Charleston trained for resupply tasking in a contested maritime environment. In recent weeks, the littoral combat ships deployed to the … [Read more...]
Navy’s Role of Unmanned Systems, A.I. in Middle East
MAY 26, 2022 - The commander for U.S. naval forces in the Middle East discussed the role of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence in naval operations at an international security conference in the United Kingdom, May 24. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, spoke to an audience of nearly … [Read more...]