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.…
Chinese Fleet Expansion Pushing U.S. Navy to Catch Up on Maintenance
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The rapid expansion in size of the People’s Liberation Army Navy is at the forefront of…
Trial Begins for Alleged Bonhomme Richard Arsonist
NAVAL BASE, SAN DIEGO, Calif. – To military prosecutors, the fire that led to a 2020 conflagration that destroyed a…
Sailors Bid Farewell to USS Monterey as Navy Prepares to Decommission 3 More Cruisers This Month
The Navy decommissioned the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG-61) in a ceremony on Friday as the service continues to take…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 19, 2022
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 U.S. Navy Ship Names
The following is the Sept. 14, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress.…
Charges Dropped Against Retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless in ‘Fat Leonard’ Case
This post has been updated to include the order to dismiss and to correct the firms that represented Loveless. A…
U.S., Japanese Defense Chiefs Reaffirm Alliance in Pentagon Meeting
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada reaffirmed their commitment to an alliance on Wednesday during…
Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee Assumes U.S. 6th Fleet Command
Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee assumed command of U.S. 6th Fleet Thursday, taking over from Vice Adm. Eugene Black.…
Report to Congress on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program
The following is the Aug. 26, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and…
Marine Corps, Navy Remain Split Over Design, Number of Future Light Amphibious Warship, Divide Risks Stalling Program
The Marine Corps and Navy remain at an impasse over the future of the Light Amphibious Warship, as skepticism about…