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.…
Pentagon Conducting ‘Relook’ of FY-22 Budget; Directive Targets Shipbuilding
This story has been updated to include a statement from a Pentagon spokesperson. The Pentagon is performing a “budget relook”…
Fifth Active-Duty Sailor Dies From COVID-19 Complications
This story has been updated to correct that the most recent Navy COVID-19 update is from Feb. 17, not Feb.…
French Carrier Strike Group Begins 2021 Deployment
The French Navy’s (Marine Nationale) carrier strike group set sail on Sunday for a four-month operational deployment called Clemenceau 21.…
Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
The following is the Feb. 22, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for…
SECDEF Austin, CNO to Meet Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ahead of its California Return
This post has been updated to include that the crew of USS Nimitz (CVN-68) had been in COVID-19 isolation since…
French Start Next-Generation Ballistic Nuclear Missile Submarine Program
French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly last week announced the launch of the full-scale development phase of the…
East Coast Navy Divers Take on a Minnesota Lake, As Service Eyes Greater Arctic Presence
Sailors from the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 are currently in Minnesota for ice diving training, cutting…
Navy Decommissions 3 Cyclone Patrol Craft; Looking to Shelve Mark VI Patrol Boat
The Navy began the latest round of decommissionings of its Cyclone-class patrol craft this week, with the service retiring three…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 18, 2021
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Report to Congress on DDG(X)
The following is the Feb. 11, 2021 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Future Large Surface Combatant Program:…