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.…
CRS Report: Navy Shipbuilding Outlook
Shipbuilding and related programs that could experience execution problems under a year-long CR include the CVN-78 aircraft carrier program, the…
Update: Controversial Medal Faces New Review
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is calling for a review of the ranking of a controversial new medal created to…
Senate Defense Leaders Want New Medal Ranked Lower
Senate leaders have joined a grassroots call to lower the precedence of a new medal that recognizes warfare contribution from…
Kearsarge ARG Deploys
Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group left Monday for a Middle East and Mediterranean deployment, the Navy announced.…
USS Miami Arsonist Could Get 20 Years in Prison
The worker who caused an estimated $450 million in damages to the USS Miami (SSN-755) in May in a confessed…
NOAA’s James Delgado on Burial of USS Monitor Sailors
The Director of Maritime Heritage for the National Marine Sanctuaries Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, James Delgado…
Weather Delays Kearsarge ARG Deployment Until Monday
The deployment of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group is being pushed back until Monday due to weather, a U.S. Fleet…
U.K. Royal Navy Wants to Bullseye Rogue Missiles with U.S. Help
The United Kingdom is looking to get its latest destroyer into the ballistic missile defense (BMD) game, U.K. Ministry of…
Sequestration Sidelines Six Surface Ships
The U.S. Navy has identified six deferred ship deployments due to budget cuts due to sequestration and the ongoing Fiscal…
Adm. Bill Gortney’s Budget Cut Message to Fleet
The following is a March, 6 message from Adm. Bill Gortney, commander U.S. Fleet Forces, to the Fleet on implementation…