OCTOBER 9, 2023 – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) commissioned at Tampa, Florida, Oct. 7. DDG 125 is named for Pfc. Jack Lucas, who served in the U.S. Marines during World War II, earning the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Iwo Jima, when he was just 17 years old. He is the youngest Marine, and the youngest service member in World … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 8, 2023 - Last month, naval forces in the Middle East region successfully integrated unmanned platforms with traditionally crewed ships and aircraft to conduct enhanced maritime security operations in the waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Seven task forces falling under U.S. 5th Fleet integrated 12 different unmanned platforms with manned ships for … [Read more...]

Information Systems Technician Second Class (IT2) Thomas James, Defense Intelligence Agency, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at a ceremony on Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., Oct. 5, 2023. Rear Admiral Scott Robertson, Director, Strategy, Policy, and Plans, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, presented the award signed by The Honorable … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 5, 2023 - Maritime forces from Iraq, Kuwait and the United States completed a two-day trilateral exercise focusing on counter-piracy and maritime security in the Northern Arabian Gulf, Oct. 3. The Sentinel-class U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) and USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1146) teamed with Kuwait Coast Guard fast patrol … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 4, 2023 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, today, announced that the future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 810 will be named USS San Francisco. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement during San Francisco Fleet Week. “The future USS San Francisco, once commissioned, will be our nation’s newest Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack … [Read more...]