The Association of the United States Navy had a busy month in August in terms of legislative and policy action, and we’d like our membership to be kept up to date on our activities. This monthly update summarizes some of the major actions we have taken on your behalf as an organization within the past…
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By Joshua Riggs The Russian Navy conducted a war game exercise off the coast of Alaska in the Bering Sea late last week. The maneuvers took place in international waters and consisted of 50 ships and 40 aircraft. Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai A. Yevmenov published a statement through the Defense Ministry saying, “We are…
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Participants in the 2020 Rim of the Pacific exercise taking place in late August near Hawaii engaged in a live fire exercise that sunk a decommissioned U.S. amphibious cargo ship on Aug. 30, the Navy said in a statement. Dubbed SINKEX, the exercise “provided participating units the opportunity to gain proficiency and confidence in their…
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Thanks to all who joined us last Thursday, Aug. 20, for our latest Navy Now Webinar on financial literacy hosted by David Vardeman, a member of AUSN’s Board of Directors. If you missed it, you can watch the entire webinar below. In it, Mr. Vardeman — a financial expert at Capital Bank — shows you…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has completed a little less than half of all Blue Water Navy claims since it began doing so on Jan. 1 following the passage of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act last year, and so far the agency has approved 71.4% of cases, according to VA figures. As of…
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Ten nations and thousands of personnel are participating in the annual Rim of the Pacific exercise, which began this week off the Hawaiian Islands and will continue for the next couple weeks despite the ongoing pandemic. A total of 22 surface ships, one submarine, multiple aircraft, and 5,300 personnel will participate in RIMPAC from Aug.…
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The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91) sezied 120 kilograms of suspected cocaine after interdicting a vessel while on routine patrol 200 nautical miles southwest of Jamaica late last month, the Navy announced in a statement. A helicopter assigned to Helicopter Marine Squadrom (HSM) 75 spotted the vessel July 24 and the…
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The Navy has commissioned the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis (LCS-19), making it the latest LCS to join the fleet. The ship was commissioned at a private event on Aug. 8 due to the pandemic. “Nearly 200 years after the first ship to bear the name was launched, today we commission the seventh…
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The Association of the United States Navy takes a number of legislative and policy actions each month, and we’d like our membership to be kept up to date on our activities. This monthly update summarizes some of the actions we have taken on your behalf as an organization in July. In addition to attending numerous…
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By Joshua Riggs Two hundred and thirty years ago today, with Congressional approval to fund and build 10 cutters, Alexander Hamilton created the United States Coast Guard — then called the Revenue-Marine — to enforce tariffs for the young United States of America, a very necessary duty needed for a budding nation. The Revenue-Marine came…
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