MARCH 8, 2023 - USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, completed a Regular Overhaul (ROH) period that included dry docking in the port of Genoa, Italy, Feb. 22. The maintenance and repairs, part of the shipboard maintenance cycle, began in August 2022 and were completed by Military Sealift Command civil service mariners, U.S. contractors and local shipyard … [Read more...]
Navy Renames Oceanographic Ship USNS Maury After Marie Tharp
MARCH 8, 2023 - Yesterday, on International Women’s Day, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship formerly named USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) has been renamed USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS 66). This renaming honors Marie Tharp, a pioneering geologist and oceanographic cartographer who created the first scientific maps of … [Read more...]
Naval Oceanography: Pathfinders of the American Military
MARCH 7, 2023 - Part 2 of “U.S. Naval Oceanography: Pathfinders of the American Military” Weather’s Impact on Military CampaignsHistorically, weather events have played key roles in outcomes of battles and entire campaigns. This happened famously during the Revolutionary War when George Washington moved much of his army across the East River under cover of fog after the … [Read more...]
Missions Solidify the Commitment to Support USAID to Turkiye
MARCH 2, 2023 — Over the course of 21, six U.S. Army CH-47F (Chinook) and six UH-60M (Blackhawk) helicopters delivered 573,250 pounds of humanitarian aid from Incirlik Air Base to the provinces of Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, and Adiyaman, Türkiye, enabling access to remote areas and affected Turkish communities, Feb. 6-27, 2023. The helicopters delivered cargo … [Read more...]
U.S. Forces Assist Seizure of Missiles Shipped from Iran
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 26, 2023) Anti-tank guided missiles and medium-range ballistic missile components seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pierside during inventory at a military facility in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 26, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Murphy) MARCH 2, 2023 - U.S. forces provided airborne intelligence, … [Read more...]