OCTOBER 22, 2021 - The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Army Hypersonic Program Office (AHPO) successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign on October 20, 2021. This flight campaign was executed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility. This … [Read more...]
Navy Facilitates Third-Party Inspection for Privatized Housing
OCTOBER 21, 2021 – As part of the requirements established in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Commander, Navy Installations Command will be facilitating third-party home inspections for all Navy privatized military housing units beginning in October 2021 – October 2022. The inspections include all Navy privatized family housing in the United … [Read more...]
Investigation Reveals Failures That Led to USS Bonhomme Fire
200712-N-BL599-1081 SAN DIEGO (July 12,2020) Sailors and Federal Firefighters combat a fire onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego. Local, base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. … [Read more...]
Navies Join Forces in Indian Ocean Exercise
OCTOBER 19, 2021 – Naval forces from Australia, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S. joined together in multilateral Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) 2021 to conduct naval training in the eastern Indian Ocean, Oct. 15-18. During the multinational exercise, four Indo-Pacific navies, to include the Royal British Navy (RN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense … [Read more...]
Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Santa Barbara
OCTOBER 15, 2021 - The Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, Oct. 16 in Mobile, Alabama. The Honorable Meredith Berger, performing the duties of Under Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony. Remarks will also be provided by … [Read more...]