John Grady

About John Grady

John Grady, a former managing editor of Navy Times, retired as director of communications for the Association of the United States Army. His reporting on national defense and national security has appeared on Breaking Defense, GovExec.com, NextGov.com, DefenseOne.com, Government Executive and USNI News.

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China's Indo-Pacific Agression Pushing India Closer to U.S., Say Experts

China’s Indo-Pacific Agression Pushing India Closer to U.S., Say Experts

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin ‘BEO’ Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lands an F-35 while a formation of Indian Air Force 3xKiran Mk IIs taxi before take-off during Aero India 23 at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India, Feb. 15, 2023. US Air Force Photo

China’s ongoing aggression and ambitions across the Indo-Pacific has caused India to move closer to the United States and Europe militarily and economically, according to Asian security experts. Read More →

Authorities Detain Chinese Ship Suspected of Salvaging U.K. WWII Wrecks

Authorities Detain Chinese Ship Suspected of Salvaging U.K. WWII Wrecks

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Photo of a Chinese salvage ship suspected of raiding U.K. Royal Navy WWII wrecks. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Photo

The Malaysian coast guard detained a Chinese bulk cargo ship carrying unexploded shells that may have been looted from United Kingdom Royal Navy World War II wrecks HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, which were both sunk by torpedoes days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Read More →

Australian Navy Faces Major Hurdles in Building AUKUS Attack Boats, Says Defense Review

Australian Navy Faces Major Hurdles in Building AUKUS Attack Boats, Says Defense Review

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Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Benjamin Stewart participates in an Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine during Exercise ARC21 in 2021. Royal Australian Navy Photo

The Royal Australian Navy faces the greatest challenge of the Australian Defense Force as it pursues a nuclear-powered submarine fleet, according to the nation’s latest defense blueprint. Read More →

Coast Guard Examining Part-Time Service to Better Man Its Force

Coast Guard Examining Part-Time Service to Better Man Its Force

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Graduates from recruit company Hotel-203 complete basic training at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Feb. 24, 2023. Coast Guard Photo

Part-time service – like serving three days per week on active duty instead of seven – could help solve persistent recruiting shortfalls in the Coast Guard, the service’s commandant said Wednesday.
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Pentagon Starts Work to Build Ballistic Missile Defense Capability in Guam

Pentagon Starts Work to Build Ballistic Missile Defense Capability in Guam

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On Nov. 16, U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Navy sailors aboard USS John Finn (DDG-113), an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System-equipped destroyer, fired a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA guided missile that successfully intercepted and destroyed a mock Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) during a flight test demonstration in the broad ocean area northeast of Hawaii in November 2020. MDA photo.

The Pentagon is taking the first steps to provide Guam with a persistent, 360-degree missile defense system against Chinese and North Korean attack, Missile Defense Agency director Vice Adm. Jon Hill told a Senate panel Tuesday. Read More →