FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A research partnership between the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Seatrec has led to a milestone in the persistent monitoring of oceanographic and underwater acoustic data in real-time, and near indefinitely. The team’s successful development of an innovative, self-powered autonomous underwater drone, known as the Persistent Smart Acoustic Profiler … [Read more...]
Navy Brass Meets with Royal Thai Navy
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met with Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Adm. Jirapol Wongwit, at the Pentagon, Feb. 4, 2025. During the counterpart visit, the two leaders discussed plans to build interoperability and strengthen the alliance between their two navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott … [Read more...]
Crews Refuel and Reload F-35 During Hot Turn
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 – On the modern battlefield, every minute counts. According to a Center for Strategic and International Studies report, approximately 90 percent of aircraft losses occur on the ground, making quick turnaround times critical for survival. To address this, the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron exercised rapid aircraft regeneration and employment procedures on the … [Read more...]
Guard Airlift Wing Assists with Operation Deep Freeze
The Nevada Air National Guard's High Rollers arrive in Antarctica Dec. 18, 2024, to support the annual U.S. military mission in Antarctica. They flew augmented max duty day missions logging over 30 hours in three days. This operation challenges the U.S. military with Antarctica’s extreme and unpredictable environment—the coldest, windiest, and most inhospitable continent on … [Read more...]
Freedom of Navigation in the Southern Red Sea
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 handed over responsibility for Operation Prosperity Guardian, the presence and information-sharing mission to counter unlawful Houthi attacks on maritime shipping in the Red Sea region, to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 50, Feb. 1. DESRON 50, the surface warfare task force under U.S. Naval Forces … [Read more...]