Report to Congress on U.S. Amphibious Warship Programs
The following is the April 24, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Pentagon: Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Prepares to Depart for Puerto Rico
Responding to the need for humanitarian aid in Puerto Rico, hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) is now preparing to get…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Littoral Combat Ship Little Rock
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the latest Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, USS Little Rock (LCS-9), on Monday.…
Document: Marine Corps Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment Concept
The following is the Marine Corps Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment concept that released last week by the service.…
Pacific Fleet Head Adm. Scott Swift Publicly Announces Request to Retire; PACOM Succession Unclear
The head of U.S. Navy forces in the Pacific has requested to retire after being informed he is not the…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 25, 2017
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Ship Names
The following is the Aug. 15, 2017 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, U.S. Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress.…
Navy Racing to Test, Field Unmanned Maritime Vehicles for Future Ships
With unmanned vehicles integral to the future of the Littoral Combat Ship, the Future Surface Combatant and the next-generation SSN(X)…
Document: New Navy Instructions on ‘Near-Miss’ Reports in Surface Fleet
The following is the Sept. 18, 2017 commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURPAC) instruction 3040.1: Significant Event/Near-Miss Reporting.…
Neller: Marines Must Prepare to ‘Fight to Get to the Fight’ In High-End Littoral Warfare
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO — The Marine Corps is continuing to develop and practice its Marine Corps Operating Concept and…
USS Fitzgerald Repair Will Take More Than a Year; USS John S. McCain Fix Could Be Shorter
THE PENTAGON – Repairs to the stricken guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) will take more than a year to complete…