Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct inland ground missions at Stanage Bay, Queensland, Australia, Aug. 2, 2023. US Army Photo
The largest iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre, with more than 33,000 troops from 13 countries, concluded on Friday . Read More
Pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) seen prior to a christening ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., on July 31, 2021. US Navy Photo
To keep an edge against the rapidly expanding Chinese navy and still-potent Russian submarine force, the U.S. needs a widely distributed force of crewed and uncrewed surface and undersea vessels, as well as satellites and uncrewed aerial systems, according to a new study in undersea warfare. Read More
Gen. Eric Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, delivers remarks during the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command, change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 1, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
Gen. Eric Smith’s message to the Marine Corps is it’s business as usual until further notice. Read More
U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2), front, and Royal Australian Navy Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) transit the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 29, during an amphibious raid. U.S. Navy Photo
Two sailors stationed in California have been arrested over national security concerns, Department of Justice officials said Thursday.
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Artist’s Rendering of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter
The design for the U.S. Coast Guard’s long-gestating heavy ice breaker won’t be ready until next year and the first hull likely won’t deliver until 2028 – three years later than the original estimate – according to a new Government Accountability Office report reviewed by USNI News. Read More
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) leaving San Diego, Calif., on July 27, 2023. Photo Used with Permission
Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is back underway to its new homeport after a five-day delay for repairs, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News. Read More
Adm Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, delivers opening remarks during a concert in celebration of the Navy’s 247th Birthday in 2022. US Navy Photo
NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. – As teams of college and high school students pored over their home-built robotic submarines and others prepared to place theirs in a huge, hillside water tank, Adm. Lisa Franchetti couldn’t be happier with what she saw. Read More
Jack Lucas (DDG-125) launched on June 5, 2021. HII Photo
THE PENTAGON – The five-year guided-missile destroyer deal the Navy announced this week could grow to as many as 15 ships if Congress or the White House wants to add hulls to the deal, service officials said Thursday. Read More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea speaks with sailors to answer questions and listen to concerns during an all hands call while visiting Commander, Naval Forces Korea in Busan, South Korea, July 28, 2023. US Navy Photo
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea, last month, issued calls to action to chief petty officers, asking them to build up sailor skills through training and character development. Read More
Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) underway in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2023. HII Photo
HII Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works won contracts to build nine Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyers (DDG-51) in a five-year deal, according to a Tuesday Pentagon announcement. Read More
