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15 August

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) sits pier side during a decommissioning ceremony. The Mobile Bay was decommissioned after more than 36 years of distinguished service

US Navy Decommissions USS Mobile Bay After More Than Three Decades

The US Navy has decommissioned the USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) guided-missile cruiser after more than three decades of service.

15 August

Americas

A US flag is pictured on a soldier's uniform during an artillery live fire event by the US Army Europe's 41st Field Artillery Brigade at the military training area in Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, on March 4, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Third Top US Military Job Unfilled Due to Abortion Impasse

The US chief of naval operations stepped down, leaving an unprecedented three branches of the country's military without confirmed leaders due to a standoff with a single senator over Pentagon abortion policy.

14 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Seeks Technology to Defeat Undersea Drones, Divers

The United States Department of the Navy is seeking diver and unmanned undersea vehicle detection and tracking technologies.

10 August

Sea

USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) sits pierside at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), Friday, Nov. 4. The U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler, delivered to Military Sealift Command in July, is in the beginning months of its year-long ship qualification trials schedule and stopped by NSWC PHD for a stores resupply and minor repairs by builder representatives. The Underway Replenishment (UNREP) fuel and cargo delivery stations aboard the civilian-crewed ship use the new Electric Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method (E-STREAM) technology, designed by NSWC PHD UNREP engineers. USNS John Lewis is the first oiler to have the new E-STREAM systems on board, and the command’s UNREP team members were excited to see in person the system installed on a ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Dana Rene White/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Lays Keel for 5th John Lewis Oiler Ship

General Dynamics has laid the keel for the US Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, the USNS Lucy Stone, in San Diego.

10 August

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

Boeing Secures $146M Contract to Upgrade US P-8A Poseidon Trainers

Boeing has clinched a $146-million contract to upgrade the P-8A Poseidon aircraft trainer operated by the US Navy and Air Force.

10 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy, Sagetech Avionics to Enhance Capabilities of Future Small Drones

The US Navy has signed an agreement with Sagetech Avionics to jointly explore advanced capabilities for small unmanned aerial systems.

7 August

Sea

Joe Saballa

US Dispatches Warships After Chinese, Russian Vessels Patrol Near Alaska

The US Navy deployed four destroyers after detecting Chinese and Russian vessels conducting joint patrols off the coast of Alaska.

7 August

Middle East

Amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transits the Suez Canal, Augustus 6, 2023, as a component of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group

Staff Writer With AFP

Thousands of US Sailors, Marines Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships as part of increased deployments after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said.

5 August

Americas