SECNAV Del Toro Names Next Big Deck Amphib USS Helmand Province
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has named the next America-class big deck amphibious warship after the Helmand province campaign in Afghanistan.…
Opinion: Sunset for NATO?
President Barack Obama spent a night on the borders of Russia in Estonia, a country with a sizeable Russian minority,…
Hagel: Pentagon Seeking To Improve Technological Edge With New ‘Offset Strategy’
The Pentagon is launching a new “third game-changing offset strategy” to maintain America’s decisive technological military edge well into the…
The John Walker Spy Ring and The U.S. Navy’s Biggest Betrayal
Notorious spy John Walker died on Aug. 28, 2014. The following is a story outlining Walker’s spy ring from the…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations
The following is the July 31, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues…
Essay: The Legal and Moral Problems of Autonomous Strike Aircraft
The U.S. Navy’s move toward developing a carried-based unmanned combat aircraft might eventually afford the service the ability to strike…
Brookings Panel Outlines Tensions In Ukraine Conflict
The way out of the Ukraine-Russia crisis lies in both countries realizing they “are not just neighbors, but relatives”—a goal…
Navy Expels 34 Sailors in Nuclear Cheating Scandal
A Navy investigation of a seven-year long cheating ring in one of its most renowned training schools has resulted in…
Document: CNO Greenert’s Latest Navigation Plan
The following is Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert latest addition of the U.S. Navy’s “Navigation Plan,” released…
NAVAIR ‘On the Precipice’ of Releasing UCLASS RFP, Pentagon Review Set For Sept. 10
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is “on the precipice,” of releasing a final restricted request for proposal (RFP) for its…
Opinion: The Two Sides of The Third Iraq War
America announced its overt military support of the struggling Iraqi government in Baghdad with F/A-18 Hornets dropping two 500 lb.…