Tag: US Navy
First US destroyer to forward-deploy to Japan bids farewell after 25...
USS Curtis Wilbur was the first Aegis destroyer to forward-deploy to Japan, arriving in Yokosuka in 1996.
US Navy boosts Japan-based fleet with two new destroyers
USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Howard (DDG 83) are joining the US Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet in Japan.
USS Gerald R. Ford endures final blast to complete shock trials
After completing the third and final explosive event, the lead Ford-class carrier will now begin preparations for a 2022 deployment.
Lockheed launches LCS Nantucket with critical fix to fleet still years...
LCS 27 is the first US Navy ship to be named after Nantucket, Massachusetts in over 100 years.
First US Navy “Thrasher” arrives at NAS Whiting Field for operations
The first of the US Navy's next-generation TH-73A “Thrasher” training helicopters landed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton on...
Senate confirms Carlos Del Toro as 78th Secretary of the US...
As a Cuban-born American, Del Toro is the second Hispanic American to lead the department of the navy.
US Navy buys British AWACS for use as Doomsday aircraft trainer
The former Royal Air Force AWACS is expected to be fielded as an E-6B trainer by October 2023, once modification works are completed.
USS Carl Vinson first carrier to deploy with F-35C, CMV-22B Ospreys
The deployment marks the first time a carrier strike group is deploying with the F-35C Lightning II and CMV-22B Osprey aircraft.
US Navy’s new AARGM-ER missile aces first live-fire test
The AARGM-ER was launched from an F/A-18 Super Hornet and met all planned test objectives, according to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
US Navy christens attack submarine named after “father of the nuclear...
SSN 795 is the second submarine named in recognition of Adm. Rickover, whose vision helped build the first nuclear-powered submarine.
