Jay Stefany to Lead Navy’s New Maritime Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy is standing up a new maritime industrial base program office and has tapped one of its career civil servants to take the helm.…
Raytheon: New Standard Missile-6 Approved for Older Navy Combat Systems
The U.S. Navy has approved the Raytheon Standard Missile-6 for use on guided missile destroyers and cruisers with older versions…
Marines Identify Two Dead in Friday Helo Crash
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing has identified two Marine aviators who died in a Friday crash of a Bell UH-1Y…
Document: U.S. Marine Corps 2015 Planning Guidance
The following is the 36th Commandant’s Planning Guidance, released on Jan. 23, 2015. The document outlines the vision for the…
New Navy Air Boss Takes Charge
In a ceremony on carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) newly promoted Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker took charge of Naval…
Opinion: Obama’s Trip to India in Context
When President Obama next week attends India’s Republic Day festivities, celebrating the 65th anniversary of the country’s constitution, he’ll be…
Hagel Defends Pace of U.S. Arms to Iraq for ISIS Fight
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel termed Iraq’s prime minister’s comments that the United States was moving too slowly in sending weapons…
Opinion: LCS Survivability Questions Linger
Less than a month after U.S. Navy leaders announced modified versions of both variants of the Littoral Combat Ship would…
U.S. Navy: Enlisted Females to Serve on Subs Starting in 2016
The Navy has released the outline for its plan to have enlisted women serve onboard submarines starting in 2016.…
Document: Navy Outline for Female Enlisted Integration into U.S. Sub Force
The following is the NAVADMIN message, released on Jan. 21 2015, outlining the plan to integrate enlisted female sailors onto…
Two U.S. Amphibs and Marines Standing By Near Yemen
The U.S. has moved two amphibious warships close to Yemen as a precaution against an ongoing militia uprising in the…