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.…
Atlantic Council Report: NATO Alliance at Risk
In Europe, “you find a kind of the perfect storm”—a resurgent Russia in the east, thousands of refugees and migrants…
Video: Medal of Honor SEAL Byers Tells His Story
The following is a Feb. 26, 2016 U.S. Navy video of Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr.…
PACOM Harris: U.S. Would Ignore A ‘Destabilizing’ Chinese South China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
A Chinese Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea would ratchet up regional tensions and be ignored…
New Australian Long Range Defense Plan Has Maritime Emphasis
Australia has placed significant emphasis on enhancing its maritime capabilities in its long-delayed 2016 Defence White Paper amidst an overall…
Document: 2016 Australia Defense White Paper
The following is the 2016 Australia Defense White paper and a new 10 year defense investment outlook.…
Despite Declining Economy, Russia Shows No Signs of Slowing Military Spending
A stumbling Russian economy does not signal any shift in Kremlin spending less on its military and internal security forces,…
New Possible Chinese Radar Installation on South China Sea Artificial Island Could Put U.S., Allied Stealth Aircraft at Risk
This post has been updated to include additional comments from the Department of Defense. A possible new Chinese radar installation…
Japan’s Maritime Chief Takei: U.S. Industry, Military Key to Address Western Pacific Security Threats
SAN DIEGO — The head of Japan’s naval force said the U.S. defense industry and military services can take bigger…
Panel: Japan Concerned How U.S. Will Keep Sea Lines Open if Simultaneous Crises Occur in Asia, Middle East
Leaders in Tokyo are now asking themselves more often what the United States would do if faced with simultaneous crises…
WEST: Former NATO Commander Stavridis Warns ISIS Could Strike Marine Corps, Navy Fleet
SAN DIEGO — Fifteen years after the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole (DDG-67) that killed 17 sailors, Navy ships…