Defense News in Brief: UNITAS LXII Kicks off in Lima

Source: United States Navy

LIMA, Peru – Naval and Marine forces from Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States kicked off UNITAS LXII, an annual multinational exercise, Sept. 24, in Lima, Peru.

Defense News in Brief: Profiles in Professionalism: Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Ivan Delgado

Source: United States Navy

NORFOLK – When Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Ivan Delgado joined the Navy Reserve in July, 2000, he was primarily looking for something supplementary to his full-time job, offering him a little extra income and a retirement plan. He had no idea the decision would bring him so much more. Looking back at his 21-year Reserve career, the Mesquite, Texas, native recalls spending eleven of those years on active duty supporting missions all over the world.

Defense News in Brief: MCPON Hosts Leadership Mess Symposium

Source: United States Navy

The Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) hosted the 2021 Leadership Mess Symposium (LMS) in Arlington, Va. September 22 to 23.

More than 100 command master chiefs, force master chiefs, and fleet master chiefs came together to discuss the future of the force. COVID-19 mitigation efforts were a top priority for those present, as they discussed issues affecting warfighting readiness, enlisted leader development, and Culture of Excellence initiatives.

Defense News in Brief: P-3C Orion

Source: United States Navy

The P-3C Orion is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft. In operation since the 1960s, its known as the workhorse of the fleet. The P-3C Orion and the signals intelligence variant, the EP-3E Aries, are still in service and performing missions all over the world.