The following is the Oct. 14, 2022, Congressional Research Service, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Friday, September 30, 2022
UPDATED: Former Bonhomme Richard Sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays Acquitted of Arson
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to Embark on Short Cruise Ahead of Full Deployment Next Year
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
GAO: Navy’s XLUUV Undersea Minelayer $242M Over Budget, 3 Years Behind Schedule
U.K. Frigate Joins Norwegian Navy Ships Guarding North Sea Pipelines
HMS Somerset (F82)
A United Kingdom Royal Navy frigate is joining Norwegian forces operating in the North Sea protecting gas pipelines following last week’s rupture of two Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic, the U.K. Ministry of Defence announced on Monday. Read More
USS Nimitz Back Underway After Two Weeks of Flushing Jet Fuel Out of Fresh Water System
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) passes aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it transits through the San Diego Harbor on Sept. 23, 2022. US Navy Photo
Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is back at sea preparing for an upcoming deployment after being kept pierside due to jet fuel contamination in its potable water system, USNI News has learned. Read More
Romanian Navy Needs Minehunters to Keep Black Sea Safe for Ships, Navy Chief Says
Lt. Remus Lepri (F-24) in port in Constanta, Romania on May 7, 2022. US Army Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Romanian Navy wants more minehunters to keep merchant ships safer in the Black Sea, its top service official said last week. Read More
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 3, 2022
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 3, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More
Biden Signs Continuing Resolution Keeping Government Running Through Dec. 16
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap funding bill into law, preventing a government shutdown on the last day of the fiscal year. Read More
U.S. Carrier Reagan Drilling With Japan, South Korea as North Korea Tests Missiles; VP Harris Calls Out Chinese Aggression
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), steam in formation with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy ships in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, Sept. 29, 2022. US Navy Photo
A U.S. carrier strike group is holding an anti-submarine warfare exercise with the South Korean and Japanese navies as North Korea holds ballistic missile tests nearby. Meanwhile, the Russian Navy and China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) combined surface action group is now operating near Japan in a move Tokyo officials are calling provocative. Read More
UPDATED: Former Bonhomme Richard Sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays Acquitted of Arson
Mays with his family and lawyer following the verdict on Sept. 30, 2022. USNI News Photo
This post has been updated with additional details.
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A military judge today acquitted a young sailor accused by the Navy of setting a 2020 fire that ultimately destroyed an amphibious warship as it neared completion of a major modernization and overhaul. Read More
Navy Says 2,600 Active Duty Sailors Aren’t Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Mark Forrey, from Boise, Idaho, administers a Covid-19 vaccine to Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Micah Dayoub, from Lancaster, California, aboard aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on Sep. 9, 2022. US Navy Photo
About 2,600 active-duty sailors remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 a year after the deadline for mandatory vaccination. Read More
Russian Cyber Efforts in Ukraine See Muted Results, Says Panel
USNI News Graphic
The Kremlin’s disinformation campaign and massive escalation of cyber attacks on Kyiv’s infrastructure have failed to break the Ukrainians’ will to fight, the author of a recent book on Russian information warfare said Thursday. Read More
