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.…
Next Chief of Naval Operations Will Lead a Navy Facing Readiness, Personnel, Technology Challenges
When Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson took charge of the Navy in 2015, the service was still largely…
Sea Hunter Unmanned Ship Continues Autonomy Testing as NAVSEA Moves Forward with Draft RFP
THE PENTAGON – The Navy released a draft request for proposals for its Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle as the Office…
Two U.S. Warships Pass Through Taiwan Strait in 7th Transit Since 2018
Navy file photos of guided-missile destroyers USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) (top) and USS Stethem (DDG-63) (bottom).Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers…
Navy Adding Fifth Amphib to Japan-Based Fleet for Operational Flexibility; 1 DDG Leaving Japan
This post has been updated to note that USS New Orleans would be the fifth amphibious ship forward-deployed to Japan. USS Germantown…
Former USS Fitzgerald CO Outlines Defense in Rebuttal to SECNAV
The former commander of USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) is pushing back against a rebuke from the Secretary of the Navy, disputing…
Navy Black Box Detector Joins in Deep Water Hunt for Missing Japanese F-35A
The U.S. Navy is employing tools it used in the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 to help…
New Pentagon Initiatives Address Cybersecurity Challenges, Industrial Base Fragility
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon’s acquisition community is going after two major sources of risk within the industrial base: the…
Next Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Announced
THE PENTAGON – The Marines have announced the next senior enlisted leader of the service.…
Official: U.S. Far Behind China, Russia in Modernizing Nuclear Arsenal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – China and Russia had their money on winning asymmetric advantages in conventional and nuclear forces in the…
VIDEO: U.S. Navy Sails ‘200,000 Tons of Diplomacy’ in the Mediterranean Sea
The U.S. Navy sent a not-so-subtle message to adversaries in the form of a dual-carrier, multi-national operation this week in…