The following is the March 12, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, United States European Command: Overview and Key Issues. Read More
Category Archives: Foreign Forces
Panel: China Leading the World in Hypersonic Weapon Development
Artist Rendering of Chinese DF-ZF Experimental Vehicle
China is leading the world in hypersonic technology due to Beijing setting a clear investment strategy to its industrial base, a panel of national security experts said Monday. Read More
Report to Congress on Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi
The following is the Congressional Research Service Insight report, The February Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit Read More
Report to Congress on Changes in the Arctic
The followings is the March 4, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Changes in the Arctic:
Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
EUCOM Wants More Destroyers, Expanded Aircraft Carrier Presence to Deter Russia
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) as the ship transits the Strait of Gibraltar on Dec. 4, 2018. US Navy Photo
The top American officer in Europe wants two more destroyers stationed in his area of responsibility and a “better pace” of carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups moving through the region, he said during a Tuesday hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Read More
Pacific Partnership 2019 Puts Expeditionary Fast Transports in the Role of Command Ships
Expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) departs Naval Base Guam, passing the MSC expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4) and marking the start of Pacific Partnership 2019. US Navy photo
A pair of expeditionary fast transport ships (EPFs) are playing a key role in this year’s multi-national Pacific Partnership 2019 exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the region.
Report to Congress on Political Crisis in Venezuela and U.S. Policy
The following is the March 1 Congressional Research Service report, Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy. Read More
13th MEU, Essex ARG Return Home, Ending First F-35B Combat Deployment
An F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), moves into position to land aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 9, 2019. US Marine Corps photo.
This post has been updated to include a statement from U.S. 3rd Fleet.
Marines and sailors with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit flowed off their ships and back home on Thursday, ending an eight-month deployment that included the first-ever combat strikes by the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. Read More
Report to Congress on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan
The following is the Feb. 26, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy In Brief. Read More
Davidson Defends Surface Navy Readiness in Letter to Angus King
Adm. Phil Davidson participates in an honors ceremony at the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in New Zealand in August 2018. US Navy Photo
The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is defending the Navy’s effort to reform its surface fleet after a tense exchange with a senator in a posture hearing earlier this month. Read More
