Balikatan 2024 Drills Prioritize South China Sea, Luzon Strait
American, Philippine, Australian, and French forces began Balikatan 2024 on Monday in a ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila.…
Opinion: How James Schlesinger Changed the Pentagon for the Better
James Schlesinger was at once a lifelong Washington creature and a man who rose above politics, achieving the heights of…
NATO Selects Next Secretary General
NATO has selected former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its next secretary general.…
Former Vietnam POW and U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton Dies at 89
The former U.S. Senator from Alabama, Navy admiral and Vietnam prisoner of war who blinked “T-O-R-T-U-R-E” in Morse Code to…
Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger Dies at 85
James Schlesinger — the former head of the Pentagon, the CIA and the first Secretary of Energy — died on…
Navy and Marines Tell Congress They Need More Funds for Reset and Maintenance
The Navy will likely need five more years of funding above its base budget to send ships through dry dock…
Twenty Former Marine Generals Want More Money for Amphibs
A constellation of twenty former U.S. Marine Corps generals — including a former commandant —wrote Congress to “highlight concerns,” on…
Document: Letter From 20 Retired Marine Generals to Congress Calling for More Amphibious Warships
The following is a March 25, 2014 letter addressed to members of Congress signed by 20 retired Marine generals advocating…
Navy Wants More Growlers to Fight a Deadlier High End Air War
The Navy’s director of air warfare told Congress Wednesday the service might want more electronic attack aircraft to effectively fight…
F-35 Program Office Confident Marine Joint Strike Fighter Will Be Ready by 2015
The F-35 program office is confident that the aircraft’s Block 2B software will be ready in time for the U.S.…
Navy and Marine Leaders Warn Senate Against Additional Budget Cuts
Budget constraints are forcing the U.S. Marine Corps, “to sacrifice long-term health for near-term readiness,” Marine commandant Gen. James Amos…