PATAPSCO RIVER (March, 29 2024) The Chesapeake, a 1000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, the Ferrell, a 200-ton lift capacity revolving crane barge, and the Oyster Bay, a 150-ton lift capacity crane barge are in Baltimore Harbor. The barges will be used by the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to remove submerged portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The … [Read more...]
Navy Assumes Responsibility of Red Hill Facility
MARCH 29, 2024 – Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill (NCTF-RH), assumed responsibility of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) from Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) during a transition of authority ceremony held at the Battleship Missouri Memorial, March 28. Since its establishment in November 2023 by the Secretary of Defense, NCTF-RH has shadowed JTF-RH as it … [Read more...]
Navy’s Top Officer Talks Red Sea Mission
MARCH 29, 2024 - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti yesterday said she credits both a recent transformation in the Navy's surface warfare training regimen and the quality of logistics operations for the service's ability to successfully counter recent attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in the Red Sea. Navy assets have been operating in the Red Sea since … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy Hosts Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force
240326-N-TY650-1012 WASHINGTON (March 26, 2024) Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, hosted his Japanese counterpart, Rear Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, Director General, Operations and Plans Department, Maritime Staff Office, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), for a bilateral strategic dialogue at the Pentagon, Mar. 26 … [Read more...]
USS Somerset Arrives for Third Iteration of Tiger TRIUMPH
Distinguished visitors stand at attention for the playing of the U.S. and Indian national anthems during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian … [Read more...]