U.S. Capitol on Dec. 29, 2022. USNI News Photo
President Joe Biden signed a tiered stopgap funding bill on Thursday that keeps the Defense Department funded through early February 2024 and includes an anomaly for the Columbia-class submarine program. Read More
The following is the Nov. 16, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Bougainville (LHA-8) at Ingalls Shipbuilding launched on Sept. 30, 2023. USNI News Photo
The Navy awarded Ingalls Shipbuilding a $130 million advanced procurement contract for the service’s next planned big deck America-class amphibious warship, according to a Pentagon contract announcement. Read More
Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith on Sept. 12, 2023. US Marine Corps
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith will undergo a procedure to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, according to the Marine Corps’ most recent update on the head of the service. Read More
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) transits the Suez Canal, Nov. 4, 2023. US Navy Photo
Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is approaching the Persian Gulf as of Thursday, USNI News has learned. Read More
Marine Corps Col. Peter Eltringham, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment Commanding Officer, uncases 12th MLR’s unit colors during the redesignation ceremony of 12th Marines to 12th MLR on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 15, 2023. US Marine Corps
The Marine Corps formally established its second littoral regiment, converting the Japan-based 12th Marine Regiment into the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, on Wednesday, in line with its modernization efforts under the Force Design 2030 plan. Meanwhile, a number of People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships have sailed past Japan into the East China Sea as they return from operational deployments. Read More
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Last year, Ukraine put out an unusual crowdfunding request. It aimed to build 100 sea drones, which it would use to attack Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and ports. Read More
Guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) transits the Suez Canal July 14, 2023. US Navy Photo
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer operating in the Middle East shot down a drone from Yemen on Wednesday, the Pentagon said in a statement. Read More
Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, supporting 4th Infantry Division, lower High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) training-ammunition pods into place during a sling-load training exercise near Voru, Estonia, Sept. 6, 2023. US Army Photo
The Estonian prime minister called on NATO allies to uphold the alliance’s standards for producing ammunition and weapons for their own defense and partners’ security and to speed deliveries to Ukraine in its struggle with Russia. Read More
Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) completed its second transfer of fuel to merchant tanker Empire State from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) on Oct. 26, 2023. US Army Photo
The Department of Defense expects to begin the transition to take over the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility early next year, according to the most recent supplement to the department’s defueling plan. Read More
