APRIL 26, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the newly created New Mexico National Defense Area today to meet with service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border. "This is Department of Defense property," Hegseth said. "Any illegal [attempt] to enter that zone is entering a military base — a federally protected area. You will be detained. You will be … [Read more...]
MMA Fighters Coach Aboard USS New York
APRIL 25, 2025 – Current and retired mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters and coaches held a workshop for Sailors, Marines and local area high school and youth wrestlers in the hangar bay aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) as a part of Fleet Week Fort Lauderdale (FWFL) 2025 April, 24. Among the MMA fighters in attendance at the workshop … [Read more...]
Navy Awards $3.5B Contract for Successor to E-6B Mercury
APRIL 25, 2025 - The Navy announced in December it awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman of Melbourne, Florida, will serve as the prime contractor to integrate … [Read more...]
Navy Advances Unmanned Autonomous Systems
APRIL 25, 2025 — Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic completed a week of intensive research and communications testing on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with Indiana-based Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Underpinning the naval research and … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Offloads $214 Million Worth of Cocaine
Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) stack bales of interdicted illegal drugs on the flight deck to prepare for offload in San Diego, April 24, 2025. The crew members seized the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga) APRIL 25, 2025 — The crew of the … [Read more...]