APRIL 25, 2025 - The Navy announced in December it awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman of Melbourne, Florida, will serve as the prime contractor to integrate … [Read more...]
Navy Advances Unmanned Autonomous Systems
APRIL 25, 2025 — Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic completed a week of intensive research and communications testing on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with Indiana-based Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Underpinning the naval research and … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Offloads $214 Million Worth of Cocaine
Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) stack bales of interdicted illegal drugs on the flight deck to prepare for offload in San Diego, April 24, 2025. The crew members seized the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga) APRIL 25, 2025 — The crew of the … [Read more...]
Army Provides Advice as PCS Season Approaches
APRIL 25, 2025 – Permanent change of duty station moves can be stressful, but the Army has transportation experts available to assist. In Europe, the transportation offices are assigned to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s eight Logistics Readiness Centers and aligned with each Army Garrison across Germany, Italy, Poland and the Benelux. The transportation counselors … [Read more...]
Remembering Operation Eagle Claw
APRIL 25, 2025 – In the heart of the Iranian desert, the sound of approaching helicopters broke the stillness, kicking up clouds of sand as they landed. U.S. Air Commandos and other military forces ventured into the unknown. Even through uncertainty, a sense of determination drove them to bring their fellow countrymen home. Operation Eagle Claw, conducted April 24,1980, was … [Read more...]