Gaza Pier Ready for Deliveries, Navy Command Ship USS Mount Whitney Underway
The U.S.-built pier that will funnel humanitarian aid into Gaza is ready for deliveries, according to photos released by U.S. Central Command on Thursday.…
Dynamic Manta Exercise Trains NATO in Anti-Submarine Warfare As More Attack Boats Prowl the Mediterranean
ABOARD ITS CARABINIERE, IN THE IONIAN SEA – All across the Mediterranean Sea, more non-NATO countries are fielding submarines while…
SECNAV Modly Says Nation Needs Larger, Distributed Fleet of 390 Hulls
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A pending force structure analysis calls for bigger and more spread out Navy than previously thought, Acting…
White House Formally Announces Braithwaite Nomination for SECNAV
President Donald Trump formally announced his intention to nominate retired Navy Rear Adm. Kenneth Braithwaite to serve as the next…
Navy Drills Atlantic Convoy Ops for First Time Since Cold War in Defender-Europe 20
The Navy is exercising a contested cross-Atlantic convoy operation for the first time since the end of the Cold War,…
Coronavirus Concerns Prompt PACFLEET to Impose 14-Day Gap Between Port Visits
The U.S. Pacific Fleet has ordered all ships and afloat units in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to remain…
Chinese Destroyer Lases U.S. Navy P-8A Plane Operating Near Guam
A Chinese destroyer lased a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that was operating over international waters about 380…
SECNAV Modly: Navy Needs Additional $120 Billion To Build 355-Ship Fleet By 2030
The Navy could build a 355-ship fleet by 2030, but paying for such a force will require adding between $120…
SECDEF Esper Blames Failures of Optimized Fleet Response Plan for Delay of New 355-Ship Fleet Outlook
Ongoing problems with the Navy’s Optimized Fleet Response Plan delayed the release of the service’s new force structure assessment and…
SECDEF Esper Faced Bipartisan Criticism Over ‘Anemic’ Shipbuilding Plan
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper faced sustained bipartisan criticism from the House Armed Services Committee over the Pentagon’s proposed shipbuilding…
Navy Resumes Flight Training of Saudi Students After Pensacola Shooting
Saudi Arabian flight students are resuming flight training in the U.S. after a Saudi student killed three U.S. naval aviation…