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US Navy Welcomes the 3rd “Overlord” Robot Vessel in its Fleet
On August 23rd of 2022, the US Navy welcomed the third great Overlord unmanned surface vessel into its fleet. This service prepared for the USV experimentation that will take place ashore and at sea.
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The Blue Angels reached new heights this month, appointing the first ever female F/A-18E/F demo pilot, Lt. Amanda Lee.
Lt. Amanda Lee Joins the Blue Angels as the First Female Demo Pilot
The Blue Angels reached new heights this month, appointing the first ever female F/A-18E/F demo pilot, Lt. Amanda Lee.
Navy’s Christening of The USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6)
The USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6) was christened on May 22, 2022, at the General Dynamics-NASSCO shipyard in San Diego.
Navy Ship to Be Named After Brave USS San Diego Sailor
The U.S. Navy is proud to honor a USS San Diego Sailor’s bravery back from back in 1915 by naming a guided-missile destroyer after him. Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad was the very first Filipino American to receive the Medal of Honor.
San Diego Carrier Patrols Near North Korea as Nuclear Test Looms
San Diego-based USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group have begun operating in waters off the Korean peninsula after South Korean media reported that the ships were deployed amid tensions over North Korea’s missile tests.
USS Savannah Arrives at Homeport in San Diego
Newly commissioned independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS-28) arrived at the homeport of Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday, March 3rd. Prior to its arrival, the Savannah officially joined the fleet back on February 5th when it was commissioned in Georgia!
USS Abraham Lincoln Departs San Diego for Deployment
The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln departed from its homeport of San Diego for its regularly scheduled deployment with its carrier strike group. What makes this an even greater happening was that the carrier's commanding officer was Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, the first woman to lead a nuclear carrier in U.S. Navy history!
USS Connecticut Arrives Damaged at San Diego After Long Surface Journey
On December 15th of 2016, the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for sea trials following a maintenance availability. Now the power attack submarine arrived damaged at San Diego, California on Sunday of December 12th, 2021. This took place after a surface transit of 6,182 miles from Guam.
Federal Bill Would Rename San Diego VA Medical Center
Rep. Mike Levin and D-San Juan Capistrano announced a bill to rename the San Diego Veteran Affairs Medical Center in honor of a local soldier killed in Afghanistan has passed the House of Representatives with unanimous support.
San Diego-Based USS Carl Vinson Part of 4-Carrier Force in Exercise Near China
The San Diego-based USS Carlson Vinson joined the forward-deployed USS Ronald Reagan along with carriers from the United Kingdom and Japan in a show of allied forces in the Philippine Sea at the beginning of October. The exercise included the HSM Queen Elizabeth and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Ise!
USS Curtis Wilbur Arrives Homeport San Diego
On September 16, after 25 years as a forward-deployed ship in Yokosuka, Japan, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) arrived at its new homeport Naval Base San Diego! Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), directed Curtis Wilbur to return to San Diego for a scheduled maintenance session
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