SECNAV Del Toro Names Next Big Deck Amphib USS Helmand Province
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has named the next America-class big deck amphibious warship after the Helmand province campaign in Afghanistan.…
Gilday Submits Data-Driven, Tech-Focused Plan to Push Navy Forward
CAPITOL HILL – Vice Adm. Michael Gilday supports the Navy’s vision for a larger and more lethal Navy that uses…
VIDEO: USS Mount Whitney Brings 6th Fleet Autonomy, Flexibility of Command at Sea
ABOARD USS MOUNT WHITNEY, IN THE BALTIC SEA – Six flag and general officers’ staffs roam the ship, moving from…
Report to Congress on Gerald R. Ford-class Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the July 24, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and…
Panel: U.S., China South China Sea Tensions Show No Signs of Easing
While Washington defends its Navy’s transits through disputed waters in the South China Sea as upholding international freedom of navigation,…
Navy Commissions Destroyer USS Paul Ignatius
The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117), joined the fleet over the weekend in a commissioning ceremony…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 29, 2019
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the July 24, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
Esper: U.S. Will Provide Intel to Allies to Keep Middle East Merchant Ships Safe, Not Warship Escorts
THE PENTAGON – American forces are willing to provide allies with intelligence on potential maritime threats in the Middle East,…
Cutter Bertholf’s Indo-Pac Deployment Highlighted Coast Guard’s National Security Role
On its recent Indo-Pacific patrols, the Coast Guard cutter USCGC Bertholf (WSML-750) thwarted illegal oil and coal shipments that violated…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Ship Names
The following is the July 22, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress.…