Navy Opens Up Combat Awards for Actions in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
The Navy has designated the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as two new locations for combat awards, according to a service message released Wednesday.…
French Carrier Heading Home Early Amid Suspicion of COVID-19 Outbreak
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier and flagship Charles de Gaulle (R91) is heading home early following suspicion of…
Modly Tells Carrier Roosevelt Crew Former CO Could Have Broken Military Law
The acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly said the former commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-72) may have…
USS Bataan Enters Persian Gulf; Carrier Truman Now in the Mediterranean
The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are now in the Persian Gulf as…
Panel: COVID-19 Exposes Weakness in Global Supply Chain, Chinese Global Expansion
The COVID-19 pandemic underlines the importance of international cooperation to contain the deadly virus but also spotlights the dangers of…
COVID-19 Presents Additional Obstacle to Afghan Peace Process
The Taliban has shown no interest in cooperating with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to combat the COVID-19 pandemic spreading from…
China Calls USS McCampbell Taiwan Strait Transit ‘Provocative
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG-85) transited the Taiwan Strait earlier this week, eliciting a terse response from Chinese…
French Sending Amphibious Warships to Caribbean, Indian Ocean for Coronavirus Response
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday that French Navy Mistral-class LHDs Mistral (L9013) and Dixmude (L9015) will be deployed to…
PACFLEET Commander Aquilino Adjusting to Operating Under Threat of Coronavirus
Before COVD-19 restrictions gripped the U.S., the U.S. Pacific Fleet was already starting to become wary of the threat. Spread…
UPDATED: 8 Sailors on USS Theodore Roosevelt Have COVID-19; Port Calls Canceled as Navy Investigates Outbreak
This post has been updated to reflect that additional COVID-19 cases have been discovered aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) THE…
New Marine Corps Cuts Will Slash All Tanks, Many Heavy Weapons As Focus Shifts to Lighter, Littoral Forces
The Marine Corps will soon lay out its path to achieve a 2030 force optimized for conflict with China in…