Hurricane Michael Hits Coast Guard’s Largest Program, Leaving Devastation

Hurricane Michael Hits Coast Guard’s Largest Program, Leaving Devastation
Hurricane Michael Hits Coast Guard’s Largest Program, Leaving Devastation

The shipyard building the Coast Guard’s biggest program, the $10 billion Offshore Patrol Cutter program, has been leveled by Hurricane Michael.

Critical Navy Center Damaged in Hurricane; LCS Modules, Mine Warfare Tests Imperiled

Critical Navy Center Damaged in Hurricane; LCS Modules, Mine Warfare Tests Imperiled
Critical Navy Center Damaged in Hurricane; LCS Modules, Mine Warfare Tests Imperiled

ANNAPOLIS, Md.  The massive hurricane that slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast killing at at least 27 has also taken a chunk out of the Air Force and Navy’s most advanced weapons. The Air Force is still evaluating about 17 F-22s left behind at Tyndall Air Base, but the nearby Naval Surface Warfare Center at Panama…

Key SAC-D, SASC Senators Push More LCS

Key SAC-D, SASC Senators Push More LCS
Key SAC-D, SASC Senators Push More LCS

WASHINGTON: Eight senators sent a letter Friday to Defense Secretary James Mattis, urging him to request all three Littoral Combat Ships originally planned for the 2018 budget. While eight percent of the Senate may seem small, the bipartisan co-signers — four Republicans, four Democrats — include five members of the appropriating and authorizing and  committees for…

V-22 Crashes In Florida; Five Special Operators Injured, None Dead

CV-22 – USAF Special Ops version of Marine V-22 Osprey – crashes in Florida, five injured but, thankfully, no dead: http://bit.ly/LC4pTm SydneyFreedberg