MAY 16, 2023 - Italian Air Force F-2000 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft conducted the first air-to-air live-fire engagement during the Formidable Shield exercise series while flying on the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Hebrides Range operated by QinetiQ, in Scotland, United Kingdom, May 12, 2023. The successful evolution also marked the first live-fire event for the MOD Hebrides … [Read more...]

MAY 16, 2023 — America’s naval strength comes from the resilience, training, and diversity of our more than 300,000 Active Duty Sailors. Of those Sailors, over 23,000 of them are Asian-American and Pacific Islanders, representing a huge variety of ethnic groups and speaking more than 100 languages. This diversity of experience ensures a resilient, capable naval force. … [Read more...]

MAY 15, 2023 - The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), May 13 in Key West, Florida. Guest speaker Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command and Director of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps wished the Corps happy 115th birthday and reflected on its being one of the “greatest … [Read more...]

MAY 11, 2023 – U.S. naval forces completed participation in a weeklong Oman-led naval exercise in and off the coast of Oman, May 11, with forces from France and the United Kingdom. The five-day exercise, called Khunjar Hadd, focused on mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, maritime interdiction and other combined naval operations. Personnel from a U.S. 5th … [Read more...]

MAY 11, 2023 – Forces from U.S. 5th Fleet completed a four-day exercise with Israel in the Gulf of Aqaba, May 11, that focused on unmanned systems and artificial intelligence integration into maritime operations. The exercise, called Digital Shield, included members of U.S. 5th Fleet's unmanned systems and artificial intelligence task force, Task Force 59, as well as a … [Read more...]