Navy Kicks Off Summer Flag Moves With VCNO Swearing-In
Several promotions last week kicked off an unofficial start to this summer’s season of flag officer moves.…
China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Now Conducting Sea Trials
China’s newest aircraft carrier, Type 001A Shandong (Hull 17), is conducting sea trials at a time Beijing’s military leadership criticizes…
Defense Contractors Remain Upbeat About 2021
A trio of large defense contractors belive their financial futures are secure in 2020 and 2021 – even with COVID-19…
Kenneth Braithwaite Sworn in as Secretary of the Navy
Kenneth Braithwaite was sworn in as the newest secretary of the Navy during a private ceremony today at the Pentagon,…
USS Mustin Conducts FONOP Past Paracel Islands In South China Sea
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) conducted a freedom of navigation operation past the Paracel Islands in the South…
Navy Releases New COVID-19 Guidance To Fleet
The Navy released a new set of COVID-19 guidelines Wednesday to standardize the fleet’s response to the pandemic and establish…
SECDEF Esper Lifts DoD Stop Movement Order, Replaces With Conditions-Based Guidance
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper ordered replacing the military’s expansive movement restrictions on Tuesday with a regional conditions-based set of…
VIDEO: Two Russian Fighters Make Unsafe Intercept of Navy P-8A Over Eastern Med
Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance…
SECDEF Esper Tells Naval Academy Grads Next Generation Fleet on the Way
The future Navy and Marine Corps will use technologically advanced weapons platforms that place a premium on adaptability, Secretary of…
Release of USS Thresher Documents Delayed by COVID-19 Office Closures
The Navy is sitting on roughly 600 pages of documents related to the USS Thresher (SSN-593) sinking that a federal…