Whimpey is the first commanding officer or commodore relieved in the 2026 calendar year. While no longer commodore, the Navy ...

The head of the First Naval Construction Regiment was removed from his post on Friday, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command announced. Capt. Douglas Whimpey was relieved of his role as commodore of the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana native serves in the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Force. According to an official announcement from the Navy, Chief Petty Officer Melvine Golmond ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Chief Petty Officer Thamous Calais, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 2, part of the Navy’s ...

The future USNS Point Loma underway. (Photo courtesy of Austal USA) Austal USA announced Monday that the future USNS Point Loma, an expeditionary fast transport vessel, has completed acceptance trials ...

The Navy has sent destroyers, a cruiser and an amphibious ready group with a Marine Expeditionary Unit to the southern Caribbean this month. By Nicholas Slayton Published Aug 30, 2025 3:19 PM EDT The ...

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