Gaza Pier Ready for Deliveries, Navy Command Ship USS Mount Whitney Underway
The U.S.-built pier that will funnel humanitarian aid into Gaza is ready for deliveries, according to photos released by U.S. Central Command on Thursday.…
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…
House Passes Pentagon Spending Bill
The House passed a full Fiscal Year 2013 spending bill allowing the military more flexibility in programming sequestration cuts on…
Senate Confirms New Leaders for CENTCOM and AFRICOM
The Senate has confirmed two regional commanders, following delays, according to a Wednesday release from the Department of Defense.…
Kearsarge ARG Deploys Friday
Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will depart for a Middle East and the…
House to Hagel: Downgrade the UAV and Cyber Medal
Almost 50 House leaders called on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to lower the precedence of a new medal designed…
House Offers DoD Budget Scalpel Instead of Axe
The U.S. House of Representatives revealed a stopgap bill to allow the Department of Defense more flexibility to apply cuts…
Budget Cuts Could Pull Navy Out of The War on Drugs
U.S. Navy frigates will stop patrolling for drug runners by April because of forced sequestration budget cuts, a Navy spokesman…
Secretary Ray Mabus’ Sequestration Message
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