JANUARY 17, 2023 – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced during the Surface Navy Association Symposium that future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-140 will be named USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140). The future USS Thomas G. Kelley will honor retired Captain Thomas G. Kelley, a Medal of Honor recipient. The name selection follows the … [Read more...]
Sailors Repair Damages on Super Hornet at Sea
JANUARY 17, 2023 – Specialists from Fleet Readiness Command Centers (FRC) Southwest (FRCSW) and Southeast (FRCSE) completed first-of-its-kind repairs at sea on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, Jan. 9, 2023. The engineers repaired damages from an in-flight starboard engine fire that occurred on Aug. 31, 2022, cutting down repair times and … [Read more...]
Navy Scientists Test a Method for Healthier Coral
JANUARY 13, 2023 — The U.S. Navy and coral: neighbors; living, breathing structures; and members of interdependent ecosystems. Corals are animals, symbiotic with both the organisms living in their tissues and the ocean’s coastlines. In many ways, coral reef health is community health—they provide medicine, food, jobs, and recreation, and protect coasts from erosion and … [Read more...]
Senior Enlisted Leaders Discuss the State of the Surface Force
230110-N-TH560-0059 ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 10, 2023) – Top enlisted leaders from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard take part in an enlisted roundtable at the Surface Navy Association’s 35th National Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 10. The senior leaders answered questions from audience members, in-person and virtual, regarding concerns affecting service members and their … [Read more...]
Navy and Air Force Conduct Unmanned Maritime Strike
JANUARY 13, 2023 – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a maritime strike exercise, demonstrated the capability of an MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and elements of Carrier Strike Group 10 to integrate and close the structure of … [Read more...]