Navy Calling Up 1,600 Reservists to Fill in For Shipyard Workers Out for COVID-19
The Navy is activating 1,629 reservists to help reduce a carrier and submarine maintenance backlog at its public shipyards that…
COVID-19 Mitigation Will Likely Cost Defense Industry $1 Billion
The sweeping COVID-19 stimulus package passed in March does not cover more than $1 billion in COVID-19-related costs run up…
White House Orders Review of Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Program
The White House released a memo Tuesday ordering the Coast Guard and other federal agencies to review the planned Polar…
Navy Higher Education Developing COVID-19 Mitigation Plans For Fall
The Navy’s higher education programs are still developing COVID-19 mitigation strategies for fall classes – a little more than a…
Philippines Freezes Pull-Out From Visiting U.S. Forces Agreement
The Philippine government is putting the brakes on its plan to end a critical aspect of its Mutual Defense…
Naval Academy Alumni Board Of Trustees Member Resigns After Facebook Outburst
A member of the U.S. Naval Academy’s influential alumni association’s board of trustees and treasurer of his local alumni chapter…
Navy Continues 2 Weeks Off-Base Isolation for All New Recruits
The Navy is extending indefinitely its practice of isolating all 750 recruits arriving weekly for boot camp at Naval Station…
GAO: Navy Needs More Risk Awareness to Prevent Cost, Schedule Overruns
A lack of risk awareness in recent years has prevented Navy acquisition officials from anticipating technology hiccups, delays and potential cost-overruns,…
USS Russell Transits Taiwan Strait
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) transited the Taiwan Strait Thursday, days after China’s newest aircraft carrier departed for…
New Air Bases, Baby Cabbage Key to Chinese Long-Term Claims in South China Sea
China is tightening its grip on disputed claims in the South China Sea by beefing up its military capability and…