Last February, a Navy jet practicing at Naval Air Station North Island crashed into San Diego Bay and two crewmembers ejected from the plane due to human error, according to a new report from the Navy. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, accident investigators ruled out mechanical failure. They were unable to pinpoint an […]
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US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the U.S. potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. The nearly 700-mile flight last weekend — which transported a 5-megawatt […]
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Coronado-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is deployed in the Arabian Sea
Coronado-based aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, is currently operating in the Arabian Sea, according to U.S. Central Command (CentCom). The carrier will be conducting air operations while waiting for the USS Gerald R. Ford, another aircraft carrier homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. It was accompanied by two military supply ships and two U.S. Coast Guard […]
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U.S. Navy fighter jet takes down drone aimed for USS Abraham Lincoln
A Navy fighter jet destroyed an Iranian drone that was headed toward Coronado-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement that the drone “unnecessarily maneuvered toward” the carrier aggressively and kept flying toward the Lincoln, ignoring multiple attempts by […]
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Commanders of Unmanned Surface Vessel Divisions 31, 32, 33 assume command
Commanders of Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Divisions 31, 32 and 33 assumed their respective commands during a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, on Jan. 22. During the ceremony, Lt. Konstantine Glaros assumed command of USV Division 31, Lt. Sarah Weinstein assumed command of USV Division 32, and Lt. Joseph Gruber assumed command […]
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Stricken helicopter from Naval Air Station North Island used for training
Staff from the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) North Island in Coronado accepted a stricken MH-60S helicopter from the Helicopter Sea Combat Wing at Naval Air Station North Island earlier this month. The aircraft, which has been declared to never fly again, will be used as a full-scale instructional platform to support […]
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Former Navy sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling information about ships to Chinese intelligence
A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling technical and operating manuals for ships and operating systems to an intelligence officer working for China was sentenced on Jan. 12 to more than 16 years in prison, prosecutors said. A federal judge in San Diego sentenced Jinchao Wei, 25, to 200 months. A federal jury convicted […]
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New Navy report gauges training disruption of Hawaii’s marine mammals
Over the next seven years, the U.S. Navy estimates its ships will injure or kill just two whales in collisions as it tests and trains in Hawaiian waters, and it concluded those exercises won’t significantly harm local marine mammal populations, many of which are endangered. However, the Navy also estimates the readiness exercises, which include […]
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Maureen Sylvester served on the USS Nimitz’s first deployment with women, now it will retire in 2026
The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the oldest serving aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, will be retiring in the new year. Known as one of the largest warships in the world, the Nimitz has been serving her country since 1975, calling Naval Air Station North Island home port for over a decade from 2001 to […]
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USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee returns to homeport in San Diego
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee returned to its homeport of San Diego following a nine-month mission to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations on Dec. 19. Higbee departed San Diego with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on March 26, 2024, with an air wing detachment from Helicopter Maritime […]
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Navy investigation finds Osprey safety issues were allowed to grow for years
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a spate of deadly accidents that have claimed the lives of 20 service members in the past four years, a Navy report acknowledges that the military failed to address a growing series of issues with the V-22 Osprey aircraft since it took flight almost 20 years ago. “The cumulative risk posture […]
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Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US border
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California. The Department of Interior on Dec. 10 said it would transfer jurisdiction along most of California’s international border with Mexico to the Navy to reinforce “the historic […]
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The USS Nimitz stops in Coronado as the USS Abraham Lincoln leaves for deployment
As the USS Nimitz approaches the end of its half-century career, the aircraft carrier made one last visit to a familiar port on Dec. 7. The Navy confirmed at the beginning of December that the ship will stop in Coronado on its way to Bremerton, Washington. The carrier is concluding what will be its last […]
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New officer in charge named for Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport recently welcomed Lt. Cmdr. Kristen “Xena” Curtis as Detachment San Diego’s new officer in charge. An Ohio native, Curtis graduated from the University of Akron with a double major in marketing and entrepreneurship, then commissioned into the Navy, motivated by a calling to serve her country. “I always had a desire […]