Monthly Archives: February 2022

USS Indiana (SSN 789) departs Submarine Base New London for routine operations.

GROTON, Conn. (Feb. 7, 2022) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) makes its way past the U.S. Coast Guard barque USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) after departing Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. for routine operations, Jan. 7, 2022. Indiana is the 16th Virginia-class submarine and is third U.S. Navy vessel named in honorContinue reading “USS Indiana (SSN 789) departs Submarine Base New London for routine operations.”

Ships from partner nations of Combined Task Force North participate in a photo exercise during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022 in the Arabian Gulf.

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 9, 2022) Ships from partner nations of Combined Task Force North participate in a photo exercise during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022 in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 9, 2022. IMX/Cutlass Express 2022 is the largest multinational training event in the Middle East, involving more than 60 nations and international organizations committedContinue reading “Ships from partner nations of Combined Task Force North participate in a photo exercise during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022 in the Arabian Gulf.”

Air Force eyes contract for AWACS replacement in 2023

By Stephen Losey Feb 10, 04:51 AM The Air Force wants to hear more from defense contractors on how they would provide a prototype replacement for the E-3 Sentry, or AWACS, aircraft by 2028. (Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/Air Force) WASHINGTON — The Air Force said this week a contract to buy a replacement for the aging E-3G Sentry — also knownContinue reading “Air Force eyes contract for AWACS replacement in 2023”

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kongō (DDG 173) and U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 7, 2022) U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kongō (DDG 173) and U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) sail in formation during exercise Noble Fusion. Ships from America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups and theContinue reading “U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kongō (DDG 173) and U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53)”

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 7, 2022) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails in formation during exercise Noble Fusion. Ships from America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups and the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group, alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, participate in exercise Noble Fusion. Noble Fusion highlights that Navy and Marine Corps forward-deployed stand-inContinue reading “Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)”