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Austal USA gets $48M mod to LCS maintenance contract

Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $48,020,435 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification (P00006) under a previously awarded contract (N40345-22-D-8000) to exercise Option Year Two for emergent repair and continuous maintenance for littoral combat ships deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans and the countries and ports therein.

The exercise of this option will bring the current value of the Austal USA contract to $166,427,609. The...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/austal-usa-gets-48m-mod-to-lcs-maintenance-contract/

USS Ronald Reagan, USS George Washington Begin Carrier Hull Swap in San Diego

From left, Capt. Loren Jacobi, executive officer of Naval Base Coronado, Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, commander, Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), and Capt. Tim Waits, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George Washington (CVN-73), greet each other on the pier in front of George Washington following the arrival of Ronald Reagan, in preparation for a hull-swap...

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/25/uss-ronald-reagan-uss-george-washington-begin-carrier-hull-swap-in-san-diego

USS Ronald Reagan Makes First Port Visit to Singapore Since 2019

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), pulls in to Changi Naval Base, Singapore for a scheduled port visit. U.S. Navy Photo

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) pulled into Singapore last week for its first port visit to the nation in three years, the Navy announced.

The carrier, which is forward-deployed in the region and based in Yokosuka, Japan, pulled into Singapore on Friday with one of its escorts, cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54), according to a U.S. 7th...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/25/uss-ronald-reagan-makes-first-port-visit-to-singapore-since-2019

Japanese partnership completes autonomous vessel trials

A partnership formed by Japanese companies Marubeni Corporation, Tryangle, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, and the City of Yokosuka recently completed proof-of-concept tests ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/unmanned-craft-non-naval/japanese-partnership-completes-autonomous-vessel-trials/

Japan-Based Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Wraps Up Record Patrol; Nimitz in 7th Fleet

An EA-18G Growler, attached to the Black Ravens of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, deployed to Misawa Air Base, Japan, flies over the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on Nov. 13, 2020. US Navy Photo

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) finished a more-than-five-month patrol in the Pacific over the weekend — a 20-year record.

Reagan, which is the service’s forward-deployed carrier, pulled into its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, on Saturday, the Navy said in a news...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/16/japan-based-carrier-uss-ronald-reagan-wraps-up-record-patrol-nimitz-in-7th-fleet

USS Stethem Heads to San Diego After 14 Years in Japan

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) is anchored off the coast of Shimoda, Japan, during the 80th Shimoda Black Ship Festival. US Navy Photo

USS Stethem (DDG-63) returned U.S. 3rd Fleet over the weekend, as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer steams its new homeport, San Diego, Calif.

For the past 14 years, Stethem was part of the forward-deployed U.S. 7th Fleet force operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. In 2005, when Stethem first arrived in Japan, the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/02/uss-stethem-heads-to-san-diego-after-14-years-in-japan

PHOTOS: USS John S. McCain Leaves Dry Dock

Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG -56) has left a dry dock in Yokosuka, Japan, after nine months of repairs stemming from a 2017 collision with a merchant chemical tanker that killed ten sailors.

Following the Aug. 20 collision off the coast of Singapore, the destroyer was taken via heavy-lift ship to Yokosuka, where it entered the dry dock in February.

“Today, McCain has a fully restored hull, a new port thrust shaft, and newly constructed berthing spaces,” reads a statement from...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/27/photos-uss-john-s-mccain-leaves-dry-dock