200+USNI Newsby Gidget Fuentes / 4h //keep unread//hide A CMV-22B Osprey, attached to the Blackjack of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two One (HX-21), flies near the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21) on July 18, 2020. US Navy Photo An overseas deployment with Marines is giving some of the Navy’s first crews that willContinue reading “Sailors Get Experience with Marine MV-22s Before Operating First Navy Ospreys”
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World War II submarine USS Cod to be repaired at Erie shipyard
The USS Cod, a Gato-class submarine built by General Dynamics Electric Boat, is coming to Erie, Pa. in October for repairs at Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair. TNS ERIE, Pa. (Tribune News Service) — The USS Cod, a historic World War II submarine that makes its home port in Cleveland, is heading to Erie for repairsContinue reading “World War II submarine USS Cod to be repaired at Erie shipyard”
Check out these otherworldly photos from a Coast Guard cutter’s Arctic trek
J.D. Simkins 3 hours ago The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell alongside the HDMS Knud Rasmussen in Evighedsfjorden, or Eternity Fjord. (Seaman Kate Kilroy/U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell made history last week when it became the first medium endurance famous class cutter to be awarded the Arctic Service Medal. Its crewContinue reading “Check out these otherworldly photos from a Coast Guard cutter’s Arctic trek”
Navy commissions destroyer named for the first MCPON
Harm Venhuizen 2 days ago 20 The Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer arrives at Port Canaveral, Fla., Sept. 23. The Navy commissioned the USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Sept. 26. It’s the first ship to be named in honor of Black, the first master chief petty officer of the Navy. (Senior Chief Mass Communication SpecialistContinue reading “Navy commissions destroyer named for the first MCPON”
How Does A US Navy Ship Get Its Name? What are the rules and traditions and why is a civilian in charge of the naming process?
28th September 2020 at 2:10pm NAVY 10 Navy Ship Names That Might Raise Eyebrows 5th June 2020 The pride of the United States, the country’s Naval Service, is one of the mightiest navies in the in the world – jostling with the People’s Republic of China for dominance in terms of size of fleet. ItContinue reading “How Does A US Navy Ship Get Its Name? What are the rules and traditions and why is a civilian in charge of the naming process?”
