Updated: Two Dead, One Missing Following Navy Helo Crash
Two sailors are dead, one is missing and two are hospitalized following the crash of a MH-53E Sea Dragon off the…
Top Stories 2013: U.S. Navy Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts, and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
LCS Mission Packages: The Basics
The beating heart of both variants of the littoral combat ship (LCS) is the series of three mission packages the…
Aussie Minehunter Finds Lost U.S. Bombs
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has found four pieces of ordnance dropped by two U.S. AV-8B Harrier, according to a…
U.S. Taking Lead in Great Barrier Reef Bomb Recovery
The Navy’s 7th Fleet is taking the lead in the recovery of four bombs U.S. Marine fighters dropped near the…
Report: Mine Hunter to Recover U.S. Bombs Dropped Near Great Barrier Reef
A mine hunting ship will be deployed to find four bombs dropped by two U.S. Marine AV-8B Harriers last week…
Perez Report: Many in LCS Program Have Forgotten Key Fundamentals
Ahead of a busy week for Littoral Combat Ship policy makers, the Navy has released the executive summary of the…
Document: Guardian Grounding ‘Wholly Preventable’
The following is from the May 22, 2013 U.S. Pacific Fleet investigation findings from the Jan. 17, 2013 grounding of…
Women Could Serve in Navy Riverine Units by October, SEALs by 2016
The Navy will issue a report to the Pentagon by July on the service’s plan to allow women to serve…
Guardian Removal Completed, U.S. Could Face $2 million Fine
The Navy has completed the removal of the mine sweeping ship caught on a reef in the Sulu Sea on…