The following is the September, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, F-35: DOD and the Military Services Need to Reassess the Future Sustainment Strategy. Read More
Category Archives: Military Personnel
2 Navy Ghost Fleet Unmanned Ships Now in the Western Pacific
The unmanned surface vessel Ranger transits the Pacific Ocean during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, Sep. 15, 2023. US Navy Photo
Two of the Navy’s Ghost Fleet unmanned surface vessel prototypes pulled into Yokosuka, Japan, this week as part of a Pacific road show to introduce the fleet to the possibility of USVs, service officials said on Thursday. Read More
Senate Confirms Eric Smith as New Marine Corps Commandant
Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks during his visit to Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, Texas, Nov. 18, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. Eric Smith to serve as the next Commandant of the Marine Corps. Read More
Report to Congress on Virginia Submarines, AUKUS Proposal
The following is the Sept. 11, 2023 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine Proposal: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Chinese Expansion Prompts Other Navies to Work Closer Together, Modernize Fleets
Philippine Coast Guard Capt. Jaybom J. Calica, commanding officer of the BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) talks to crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, the Philippine Coast Guard Vessel BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) and the Japan Coast Guard Vessel Akitsushima (PLH 32) during a hotwash upon the conclusion of combined operations between the Japan, Philippine and U.S. Coast Guards in the South China Sea, June 7, 2023. US Coast Guard Photo
NEWPORT, R.I. – The growing military and economic pressure from China in the Western Pacific and beyond is pushing international navies to seek new partnerships and accelerate modernization, U.S. naval leaders told USNI News at the International Seapower Symposium on Wednesday. Read More
New Barges, Budgeting Tweaks Set to Ease Crew’s Life During Ship Repair, Maintenance
Sailors and civilian contractors watch as the non-self-propelled barracks ship (APL-65), used during the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)’s Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), is transported off the pier on Sept. 6, 2023. US Navy Photo
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — For the first time in more than 20 years, sailors moved off their ship going into major repairs are getting better digs with new berthing barges. Read More
INDOPACOM CO Tours EDCA Sites in Visit to the Philippines
General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the AFP, and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, lauded the progress of projects under EDCA during their visit to Cagayan on Sept. 13, 2023. Armed Forces of Philippines Photo
The head of the U.S. military in the Pacific toured sites American forces could access in wartime and held high-level defense talks in the Philippines last week. Read More
New Video, Photos Show Details of Famed Carriers Lost in the Battle of Midway
The island of USS Yorktown (CV-5) Sept. 9 to 10, 2023. Ocean Exploration Trust Photo
New images by Ocean Exploration Trust show in detail the wrecks of USS Yorktown (CV-5) and two Japanese aircraft carriers IJN Kaga and IJN Akagi sunk during the pivotal World War II Battle of Midway. Read More
Crashed F-35B Found in Rural South Carolina, Marines Order Aviation Safety Standdown
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), takes off during an airshow demonstration practice at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Aug. 21, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
Marine aviation is taking a two-day safety break as the service found a crashed F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that went missing on Sunday, the service announced today. Read More
Massive Chinese Fighter Surge Near Taiwan is ‘Destructive’, Say Officials
The path of Chinese fighters flying near Taiwan. Taiwan MND
Chinese warships and military aircraft surged toward Taiwan in a record show of force on Monday, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense. Read More
