USMC Flag Officer Announcement
Flag Officer AnnouncementMarch 15, 2010
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nominations:
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Duane D. Thiessen has been nominated for reappointment to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific; commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Pacific; and commander, Marine Corps Bases Pacific. Thiessen is currently serving as the deputy commandant for programs and resources, Washington, DC.
Marine Corps Reserve Brig. Gen. Rex C. McMillian has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general. McMillian is currently serving as the deputy commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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STOVL Jet Prepares for Vertical Landing
STOVL Jet Prepares for Vertical Landingmarch 11, 2010 4:39:00 PM
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md, -- The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter passes overhead at 40 knots (46 mph) prior to a slow landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on Wednesday, March 10. The flight was one of the last missions before the aircraft's first vertical landing, and confirmed the jet's power and controllability at very low speeds. The aircraft's short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) propulsion system generates more than 41,000 pounds of vertical thrust, and enables airspeeds from zero to Mach 1.6. The F-35B will be flown by the United States Marine Corps, the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and the Italian Air Force and Navy. It will be capable of operating from small ships and austere bases near front-line combat zones. F-35 Lead STOVL Pilot Graham Tomlinson was at the controls for Wednesday's flight.
F-35 and Lightning II are trademarks of Lockheed Martin Corporation.
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3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, with support elements from the Dutch forces and the United States Marine Corps, carry out an amphibious landing on the peninsular of Trondenes, Harstad, Norway
3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, with support elements from the Dutch forces and the United States Marine Corps, carry out an amphibious landing on the peninsular of Trondenes, Harstad, NorwayFebruary 24, 2010
3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, with support elements from the Dutch forces and the United States Marine Corps, have carried out an amphibious landing on the peninsular of Trondenes, Harstad, Norway, as part of their cold weather warfare training. The landings began from HMS Albion and RFA Mounts Bay, with a small contingent of Royal Marines coming ashore in offshore raiding craft. They were then followed by landing craft vehicle personnel which carried the main body of seventy troops from Zulu Company, 45 Commando Royal Marines (pictured). During the landings the Marines had overhead support from the Lynx helicopters of 847 Naval Air Squadron, the Sea King helicopters of 845 Naval Air Squadron, and the Commando Helicopter Force Royal Marines. Also, during the landings, the guns of 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery Royal Artillery were brought ashore by air and sea in the larger landing craft utility.
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House Armed Services Committee: Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton – Hearing on the FY 2011 Department of the Navy Budget Request
House Armed Services Committee: Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton - Hearing on the FY 2011 Department of the Navy Budget RequestHouse Armed Services Committee
For Immediate Release: February 24, 2010
Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton: Hearing on the FY 2011 Department of the Navy Budget Request
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) delivered the following opening statement during today’s hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 budget request of the Department of the Navy:
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Today the House Armed Services Committee meets to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2010 budget request for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Appearing before the committee are the Honorable Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy; Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations; and General James T. Conway, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps.
“Mr. Secretary, I note that this is your first time testifying before this committee, welcome. Admiral Roughead and General Conway, thank you for your continued service as you lead the wonderful Sailors and Marines in the active duty and reserve forces of our sea services.
“Today the United States Navy has 194 ships underway; of those, 143 are deployed. These numbers equate to over 53,000 Sailors deployed in support of the Navy’s missions worldwide. To support current ongoing combat operations, the Navy has 15,600 Individual Augmentees deployed in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
“The United States Marine Corps has almost 30,000 Marines deployed. A little over 15,000 Marines are on the ground in Afghanistan. Many of those are currently engaged in hostile combat in and around the town of Marja in the Helmand province. I am sure I speak for all Members of the committee when I say that our thoughts and prayers are with all the deployed Sailors and Marines, and with their families, with particular concern for those Marines who are currently engaged in combat operations.
“I have said this before, but it bears repeating. Our sea services are this nation’s fast response force, the Navy power base is ‘maneuver from the sea’, and our Marine Corps is, and should remain, an amphibious assault force and a crisis aversion force. Current operations over the last seven years have stressed our Marine Corps and fashioned them more to a medium-heavy ground combat force. I am concerned about that.
“We remain committed to providing our Sailors and Marines with the equipment they need to accomplish the tasks before them. However, there are challenges. The Navy must recapitalize the main battle fleet to numbers which can support the COCOMs requirements. The 30-year shipbuilding plan submitted with the budget request only partially accomplishes this task. From that plan it appears the cost associated with replacing the Ohio Class ballistic missile submarines is so high that efforts to restore numbers in the surface force and the attack submarine force may have to be sacrificed to pay for the national strategic deterrence mission of the ballistic missile submarine.
“The shipbuilding plan does not address the requirement of a 38 ship force of amphibious assault ships; at best the shipbuilding plan provides a force of amphibious ships in the low 30s. It seems to me that might be an unacceptable risk. I am sure that this committee will carefully review the Navy shipbuilding plan.
“I am very concerned about the looming strike fighter shortfall in Naval Aviation. In short, I do not understand why the F/A 18 strike fighter program has not been extended. By any analysis, more Navy and Marine Corps fighters will be needed to meet validated inventory requirements by the middle of this decade. Delays in the Joint Strike Fighter program only exacerbate the problem of a near-term strike fighter shortfall. Just as worrisome, internal Navy analysis estimates that it will cost 40 percent more to operate JSF than what the current fleet of strike aircraft now costs.
“The Navy and Marine Corps continue to be challenged in maintenance and recapitalization. I am pleased to see an increase in the Navy’s request for operations and maintenance funds. I note that in Admiral Roughead’s response to the Ranking Member’s request for the Navy unfunded priority list, the CNO lists spare parts and deferred maintenance as his three most vital shortfalls.
“Year after year, deferred maintenance seems to pile up. If we cannot seem to find the funding to maintain our ships, planes, and equipment, I am deeply concerned about the additional costs of replacing them prior to the end of their expected service life.
“Deployments have always been a part and parcel of the sea service. The sea services have always lived in a reality of deployment, reset, re-training, and then re-deployment. However, I am very concerned that the average Navy deployment cycle has gradually increased from the traditional 6 month deployment with an 18 month maintenance and re-training period to deployments averaging 8 months with comparable reduction in the maintenance and re-training period. The stress on the force seems to be increasing.
“Finally, I would like to address the relocation of Marines from Okinawa. It is essential that we preserve the unique, strategic relationship that exists between Japan and the United States. At the same time, it is imperative that we reduce our force structure in Okinawa and retain the strategic capabilities associated with the third Marine Expeditionary Force. While I understand the desire of the new Government of Japan to review the current basing agreements, we need to move forward with the overall realignment that includes a Futenma Replacement Facility and the Guam relocation. In the end, we need to ensure that the Marine Corps and the supporting communities are in a better position. We need to get this right.
“I now turn to my good friend, the Ranking Member of this committee, Buck McKeon for any opening comments he might care to make.”
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U.S.M.C. Buys New Engines From BRP For Light Boats
November 5, 2009 by Matthew Potter · 1 Comment
Filed under: Business Line, Contract Awards, Events, Evinrude, Services, U.S. Marine Corps, logistics, production program
Filed under: Business Line, Contract Awards, Events, Evinrude, Services, U.S. Marine Corps, logistics, production program
The United States Marine Corps awarded BRP a contract to purchase new engines for its fleet of Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC). The contract for at least fift-five Multi Fuel Engines (MFE) is worth about $10 million. The engines are considered a commercial product and are the best MFE available that meet other military specifications.
The Marines will use these engines to power the CRRC to support insertion, patrol and reconnaissance operations along coastlines and rivers. Obviously with these types of missions reliability and performance are important. The engines may run on gasoline, kerosene and jet fuel. They come in two versions: One with an impeller and a conventional propeller model. The Marines are focusing on the impeller model. Because this is a commercially available product they can be delivered in less then six months to the customer.
Marine Corps Buys Swords
October 27, 2009 by Matthew Potter · Comment
Filed under: Atlanta Cutlery, Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Events, Services, U.S. Marine Corps, logistics, production program
Filed under: Atlanta Cutlery, Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Events, Services, U.S. Marine Corps, logistics, production program
In another edition of our continuing series the U.S. Defense Department buys a lot of different things the United States Marine Corps placed an order with Atlanta Cutlery for Non-Commissioned Officer ceremonial swords. The contract is an extension of one previously awarded with no value given. The company has been making swords for the U.S. military for almost twenty years but has supplied other world armed forces with knives for much longer then that.
The company markets swords for all of the services available for sale by individual personnel. The company also makes militaria and collectibles.
IDGA: MARCORSYSCOM’s Equipment Demonstration and Future Capabilities
March 20, 2010 by Business Wire Defense: Contracts News · Comment
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The United States Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) recently hosted a media day held at their Gruntworks Testing Facility to demonstrate the monumental improvements made in Marine Infantry Equipment. The Marine Corps are leading the fight having taken great consideration into all of the systems employed by infantrymen on the ground. From top to bottom advancements in protection, uniforms and cutting edge technology are now fielding at advanced rates which havFiled under: Syndicated Industry News
Force Protection Receives Award of $26.1 Million for Additional Field Service Support
March 20, 2010 by Business Wire Defense: Contracts News · Comment
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LADSON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT), a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced it has received a modification to contract M67854-07-D-5031 from the United States Marine Corps Systems Command for additional field service support. The contract modification extends the ongoing performance of 216 field service representatives and associated support for InFiled under: Syndicated Industry News
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