Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022
Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY 2022, according to Japan’s Joint Staff Office. …
Gen. Paxton: Some Marine Units Operating at Less Than 1:2 Deployment-to-Dwell Ratio
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As much as the Marine Corps wants to increase its deployment-to-dwell ratio from the current 1:2 to…
Big Deck Amphib Wasp Completes Combat Systems Qualification, Will Deploy Next Summer After 11 Year Pause
After more than ten years without deploying, the big deck amphibious warship USS Wasp (LHD-1) is ready to ship out…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
The following is the March 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments and Issues.…
McCain Weighs in on UCLASS Debate, Current Navy Requirements ‘Strategically Misguided’
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is calling on the Department of Defense and the Navy to…
Document: McCain Letter to SECDEF Carter on UCLASS
The following is a March 24, 2015 letter from Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) chair Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to…
Atlantic Council Lays Out Vision for U.S.Military Posture in Persian Gulf
A new report on what the United States should be doing militarily in the Persian Gulf recommends proposing a mutual…
Navy Conducting Alternative Carrier Study
The Navy is studying alternatives to how it competes and sources its aircraft carrier force, the Navy’s top acquisition official…
Navy IDs SEAL Killed in Parachute Training Jump in California
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy identified the sailor who died Wednesday in a parachute training mishap as Special Warfare…
NAVSEA: Advanced Arresting Gear Design Flaw Delayed Testing Schedule Two Years, Adds Risk to On Time Ford Carrier Delivery
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A design flaw in the system the Navy plans to help safely recover aircraft onboard its next…
Document: Army-Navy Memo on need for Ballistic Missile Defense Strategy
The following is a Nov. 5, 2014 memo from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and U.S. Army Chief…