USS Cole off Yemen Following Saudi Frigate Attack

USS Cole off Yemen Following Saudi Frigate Attack

USS Cole (DDG-67) on Jan. 16, 2017. US Navy Photo

USS Cole (DDG-67) on Jan. 16, 2017. US Navy Photo

CORRECTION: A previous version of this post said the U.S. was set to institute new sanctions on Iraq, that is incorrect. In fact, the U.S. is set to institute sanctions against Iran.

The U.S. has sent a guided missile destroyer off the coast of Yemen on a presence operation following a suicide boat attack on a Saudi frigate this week, a defense official confirmed to USNI News. Read More

Shipyard, Depot Employees, MSC Civilian Mariners Exempted From Hiring Freeze

Shipyard, Depot Employees, MSC Civilian Mariners Exempted From Hiring Freeze

Sailors and Civil Service Mariners attached Military Sealift Command's expeditionary mobile base, USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3), recover a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), May 16, 2016. MSC Photo

Sailors and Civil Service Mariners attached Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary mobile base, USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3), recover a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), May 16, 2016. MSC Photo

Shipyard and depot maintenance workers and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners have been exempted from the federal hiring freeze, according to a guidance memo signed Wednesday by Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work. Read More