2024 Australian National Defense Strategy
The following is the 2024 Australian National Defense Strategy released this week.…
UPDATED: U.S. 5th Fleet Commander Found Dead in Bahrain
This post has been updated with additional details on the investigation. Vice Adm. Scott A. Stearney, commander of U.S. 5th Fleet,…
VIDEO: George H.W. Bush Naval Institute Interview on World War II Service
The following is a 2007 interview with former President George H. W. Bush for the U.S. Naval Institute’s Americans At…
Destroyer Thomas Hudner Set to Commission on Saturday in Boston
The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) is scheduled to be commissioned Saturday morning in a ceremony…
Norwegian Frigate Helge Ingstad Accident Report
The following is the Nov. 29, 2018 Accident Investigation Board Norway’s preliminary report of the collision between HMoS Helge Ingstad…
U.S. 2nd Fleet Racing Toward a 2019 Operational Capability
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The leader of the Navy’s newest numbered fleet has a tight deadline to establish a command that…
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Experiments Heading Toward Massive Sea Control Event
STAFFORD, Va. – The Marine Corps’ ongoing Sea Dragon experimentation campaign is working on one of the most pressing issues…
Navy, Industry Discussing Feasibility of Common Hull for Support Ships
CAPITOL HILL – Navy officials like the potential costs savings of using one hull design for the service’s family of…
U.S. Guided-Missile Destroyer, Oiler Transit Taiwan Strait
An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and a Henry Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler sailed through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, in what…
VIDEO: USS John S. McCain Leaves Dry Dock
This post has been updated to include the timelapse video of McCain leaving the dry dock in Yokosuka, Japan. Guided-missile…
Navy Wants Alternative Funding for Columbia SSBNs to Accelerate 355-Ship Fleet
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy continues to push for the upcoming Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine program to be funded outside the…