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.…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Sept. 16, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
SASC Defense Bill Requires Navy to Present Fleet Plan Directly to Congress
The Senate Armed Services Committee has crafted legislation to give the Navy more ownership over its fleet architecture studies, according…
Navy Plans to Cut 1,000 Civilian Jobs, Close U.S. Base Libraries in $280M Cost Savings Drive
The Navy will cut about 1,000 civilian jobs in the U.S. and reduce base services across the country as part…
Navy Launching Mission in Attempt to Recover Crashed MH-60 Helo, Lost Sailors
The Navy is organizing a deep-water salvage operation for what is believed to be the wreckage of the helicopter that…
Panel: Russia Conflicted by America’s Afghanistan Withdrawal
Russia’s Afghanistan failures in the 1980s are driving the Kremlin’s thinking of how to deal with the Taliban and the…
Pentagon, Navy Conducting Parallel Fleet Studies Ahead of Next National Defense Strategy
The Navy and the Pentagon are crunching numbers on two separate sets of studies that will map out the size…
Navy Will Cut 500 Civilian East Coast Jobs in ‘Drastic Action’ to Cut $66M
Five hundred Navy civilian employees on the East Coast will be cut and port operations will be restricted to a…
Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
The following is the Sept. 15, 2021 Congressional Research Service report Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress.…
13th Sailor Dies From COVID-19 Complications
A Virginia Beach, Va., sailor assigned to Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic died on Sunday after complications from a COVID-19…
Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Now in Med After 109 Days in Middle East
The three-ship Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is now in the Mediterranean Sea after operating for 109 days in the…