U.S. Marine Dies in Parachute Accident at Camp Lejeune
A U.S. Marine died during a parachute accident at Camp Lejeune last week, the Marine Corps said Thursday.…
Temporary Spending Bill Will Send Back Pay to Coast Guard Personnel
Financial compensation is coming soon to the U.S. Coast Guard active duty and civilian personnel who for weeks either worked…
LCS Mission Package Office Focused On Test, Fielding; IOC Dates Continue to Slip
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Littoral Combat Ship mission package program office considers itself to be out of the technology development…
Paying the Price: The Hidden Cost of the ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation
This post has been updated to note that USNI News reached out to the Department of Justice for comment prior…
Federal Agents Comb Through Austal USA Shipyard as Part of Apparent Financial Investigation
This post has been updated to include additional information on Austal USA’s financial history with the Littoral Combat Ship program.…
Third Time In Four Months U.S. Warships Transit Tense Taiwan Strait
A U.S. warship and fleet replenishment oiler conducted the third transit through the Taiwan Strait in four months as tensions between Taiwan…
Marines’ 2020 Budget Will Prioritize Near-Term Readiness, Upgrades for High-End Fight
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marine Corps wants to spend nearly a third of its Fiscal Year 2020 money on modernizing…
Marines’ Next High-End Fight Could Call for Larger Formations, Tougher Amphibs
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marine Corps is preparing for a high-end distributed fight inside island chains in the Pacific, and…
Military Judge Disqualifies Naval Reactors Director Caldwell from Overseeing Fitzgerald CO Trial
A military judge has disqualified Director of Naval Reactors Adm. Frank Caldwell from overseeing the upcoming negligence trial of the…
Navy Squeezing Costs Out of FFG(X) Program as Requirements Solidify
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy says it may have squeezed out about $150 million per hull in savings as the…
N95 Coffman Says Accelerate Big Deck Amphib Construction, Cut LSD Modernization Program
This post has been updated to reflect that the Navy is looking at truncating the modernization period for USS Whidbey Island, the…