Defense News in Brief: VCNO Opens NHA Symposium with Call to Accelerate Force Modernization

Source: United States Navy

ALPINE, Calif. – Adm. Bill Lescher, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, opened the first day of panels and briefs during the Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) Symposium at the Viejas Resort, Oct. 7, 2021. During his opening remarks, he emphasized the importance of collaboration among the many Naval Aviation stakeholders involved in building the force of future needed to compete in an era of Great Power Competition.

Defense News in Brief: CNO to Visit India

Source: United States Navy

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday is scheduled to travel to India next week where he will meet with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh as well as other senior leaders from the Indian Navy and government.

Defense News in Brief: Multiple Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in 7th Fleet

Source: United States Navy

PHILIPPINE SEA – U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) joined with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and the United Kingdom’s carrier strike group (CSG 21) led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) to conduct multiple carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 3.

Defense News in Brief: Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve Supports First CMV-22B Osprey Carrier Strike Group Deployment

Source: United States Navy

PACIFIC OCEAN – Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (CNAFR) assisted the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, Detachment (DET) 1, to became the first-ever CMV-22B “Osprey” squadron to deploy with a carrier strike group (CSG) Aug. 2., when the detachment deployed from San Diego as part of the Carl Vinson CSG.