A native of Paris, Texas, is serving aboard one of the nationâs newest, most versatile warships, the future USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5).
Airman Apprentice Grant Sulsar is a 2019 North Lamar High School graduate. According to Sulsar, the values required to succeed in the Navy are like those found in Paris.
âI feel my hometown helped me be successful by teaching me the importance of being respectful,â Suslar said. âRespect goes both ways.â
Miguel Keith is an Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship that was to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy on May 8 in San Diego. Ship commissioning is a naval tradition that places a ship in active service.
March 18, 2015 3:38 PM
An E/A-18G Growler from the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on Nov. 3, 2014. US Navy photo.
The Pentagon’s new Electronic Warfare (EW) Executive Committee was created this week to refocus the services on matters of EW strategy and operational capability, according to the memo signed Tuesday establishing the committee. Read More →
March 18, 2015 11:18 AM
The following is the March 16, 2015 report from the investigation into the fatal March 24, 2014 shooting onboard USS Mahan (DDG-72) that resulted in the death of a sailor, Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Mark A. Mayo, and his civilian assailant. The report also summarizes the investigation into Naval Station Norfolk, Va. security procedures.Read More →
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Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air Systems Demonstration (UCAS-D). US Navy Photo
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is calling on the Department of Defense and the Navy to develop a stealthy and lethal unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft, according to a Tuesday letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter obtained by USNI News. Read More →
March 24, 2015 6:47 PM
The following is a March 24, 2015 letter from Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) chair Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS).Read More →
March 20, 2015 12:04 PM
Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73). US Navy Photo
The head of U.S. naval forces in the Western Pacific said the U.S. would support an emerging plan to create multi-national patrols in the South China Sea that could bear similarities to anti-piracy patrols in the Strait of Malacca. Read More →
March 20, 2015 11:38 AM
The following is the March 19, 2015 letter from the chairmen and ranking members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Secretary of State John Kerry calling for a comprehensive U.S. strategy to address Chinese actions in the East China and South China seas.Read More →