President Trump gave a graduation address to the 1,042 graduating midshipmen, along with handing each one their diploma. Here is the President’s commencement address for the graduation and commissioning ceremony of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2018 in Annapolis, Md., May 25, 2018. May 25, 2018 Defense Media Activity…
12/09/2016: PACIFIC OCEAN (NOV. 17, 2016) The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) wrapped up its third and final developmental test phase (DT-III) of the F-35B Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on November 17. The Pax River ITF’s…
10/30/2016: USS Zumwalt is a unique ship with many powerful technologies. The US Navy’s Pacific Commander focuses on the Zumwalt. FT. MEADE, MD, UNITED STATES 10/20/2016 All Hands Update According to a story in Futurism, the DDG 1000 is the largest ever destroyer and is capable of firing rail guns in the…
04/25/2015: PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) The X-47B successfully conducted the first ever Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) of an unmanned aircraft April 22, completing the final test objective under the Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration program. Credit: Navy Media Content Services:4/22/15 According to a NavAir story published on April 22,…
12/18/2014: Time-lapse inflation of a Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. LENS provides national command authorities with increased situational awareness and early warning detection against possible threats. Credit:U.S. Northern Command:12/14/14 According to the Raytheon website: JLENS,…
