Category Added in a WPeMatico Campaign
Source: United States Navy
WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Navy’s continuing efforts to integrate Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) with all other surface ship classes, the LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office (PMS 505) realigned to Naval Sea System Command’s Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (NAVSEA 21) directorate during a small ceremony, Oct. 1.
Source: United States Navy
Military Sealift Command operates 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSRs. These ships have significantly expanded the nation’s sealift capability in the 21st century. Twenty LMSRs have been converted or built at U.S. shipyards. One was further converted for other use. Eight are assigned to MSC’s Prepositioning Program and the remaining 11 belong to MSC’s Sealift Program.
Source: United States Navy
The Navy has increased tuition assistance benefits, allowing qualified Sailors to now use up to 18 semester credit hours annually, up from the previously allowed 12. Along with this expanded credit cap comes a list of new eligibility requirements that tighten up who can use Navy Tuition Assistance (TA) and when.
Source: United States Navy
The MQ-8 provides day and night real-time ISR target acquisition, using the Brite Star II turret electro-optical/infrared/laser designator-range finder payload and maritime search radar, along with other modular mission specific payloads for voice communications relay and battlefield management support to the tactical commander.
Source: United States Navy
For the first time in U.S. naval aviation history, radar-evading stealth capability comes to the carrier deck. The F-35C carrier variant sets new standards in weapon system integration, lethality, maintainability, combat radius and payload that bring true multimission power projection capability from the sea.