USS Harry S. Truman Transits Strait of Gibraltar, Sailing West
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar early this morning as it headed home following an eight-month deployment.…
Document: U.N. Report Calling For Moratoria on Lethal Robots
From the summary of the U.N. Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns. The report calls…
U.N. Report Singles Out Two Navy Weapons Programs
An April U.N. report calling for suspending the use deadly robotic weapon systems singled out two Navy systems, the Phalanx…
New Hybrid UAV and Helo Squadron Stands Up
The Navy’s first aviation squadron that combines unmanned aerial vehicles and manned helicopters stoop up on Thursday at Naval Air…
CNO: Sequestration Puts New Missile Sub At Risk
The Chief of Naval Operations said the Ohio-class replacement is his “number one program of concern,” although it remains “on…
Twenty Six US Navy Ship Naming Controversies
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.S. Navy had no formal procedure for naming ships. It wasn’t…
New USMC Unit Will Provide Faster Punch in Africa and Middle East
Marines are building on decades of experience in fielding responsive Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs)—embarked on board Navy Amphibious Ready Groups, (ARGs)—to…
Women to Fill Army Special Forces Aviation and Marine Artillery Jobs
By June, the U.S. Army will open positions to women in its most elite Special Operations helicopter unit as part…
Pentagon: 6,000 New Military Jobs for Women
The following is an April, 11 2013 notification to Congress from the Pentagon from Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness…
Doolittle Raid at 71
On April, 18 1942 16 B-25 bombers flew from the USS Hornet on a mission to strike at the Japanese…
USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore
The first Littoral Combat Ship has arrived in Singapore kicking off an eight-month deployment to put the LCS concept through…