CNO Greenert: Navy Could Fix Readiness Shortfall by 2020 if Sequestration is Avoided
Navy leadership hopes to have a surge force of three Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and three Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG)…
From Ensign to Commander-in-Chief: A Look at the Presidents Who Served in the U.S. Navy Reserve
Every president may be the commander-in-chief, but not all have military experience to inform that responsibility. Even fewer have served in…
USS Theodore Roosevelt Deployment Delayed by Clogged Seawater Intake Valve
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) has not yet left Norfolk, Va., for its deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 6th…
Meet the Navy, USMC Veterans on the House Armed Services Committee
As the House Armed Services Committee begins its work on the defense authorization bill this year, one in six committee…
What the U.S. Navy Could Learn from Danish Frigate Design
As the U.S. Navy’s requirements and engineering communities look at upcoming ship classes and attempt to build in flexibility, they…
PEO LCS Begins At Sea Testing of Modified Longbow Hellfire Missile
The Program Executive Office for Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) began a series of tests on its modified Longbow Hellfire missile…
Navy Ups Its Fleet Size Goal to 308 Ships By Fiscal Year 2020
Adm. Jonathan Greenert - The Navy has increased its force structure goal by two ships, saying it would like to…
Stackley: Fleet Needs More BMD Ships to Meet Demand
CRYSTAL CITY, Va. — The Navy’s acquisition chief stressed the importance of modernizing ships in the fleet – particularly the…
Marines Considering New Platforms to Extend Africa Reach, Including the Gulf of Guinea
The Marines are looking to employ new types of ships to extend the reach of special crisis response units into…
Navy to Build CVN-79 in 2 Phases; Ditching Plans for Early AFSB-3 Procurement
In their first budget hearing of the year with the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Navy officials described their Fiscal…