2024 Australian National Defense Strategy
The following is the 2024 Australian National Defense Strategy released this week.…
Marines Begin Wargaming, Refining ‘Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment’ Concept
When the Navy and Marine Corps began to plan and execute an evacuation of American citizens in Lebanon in the…
Eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Yuma Delivers to Navy
The Navy accepted delivery of the eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Yuma (EPF-8) in a ceremony in Alabama, the service…
Panel: China and U.S. Maintain Fundamental Rifts in Talking About the South China Sea
The widely different definitions given to phrases, such as “freedom of navigation” or “rule of law,” between the West and…
Super Hornet from USS Carl Vinson Crashes Near the Philippines, Pilot Safe
This post has been updated with additional information from U.S. Pacific Fleet. An F/A-18E Super Hornet on approach to land…
Officer Punished for 2016 Farsi Island Incident Allowed to Stay in Navy
This post has been updated to include a staetment from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. The officer in charge of 10…
Document: GAO Report Recommends Delay in Frigate Program
The following is the April 18, 2017 Government Accountability Office report, Delaying Planned Frigate Acquisition Would Enable Better-Informed Decisions.…
Forward Navy Maintainers Cutting Down on Repair Time on Littoral Combat Ships
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The U.S Navy’s Commander Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 has reorganized the process for dealing with…
Video: Vice President Mike Pence Speaks on USS Ronald Reagan
The following is April 18. 2017 video of Vice President Mike Pence addressing sailors, soldiers, airman and Marines on aircraft…
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Deployment Extended for Korea Presence Operations
The deployment of Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group has been extended by a month so the CSG can conduct presence…
Northrop Grumman Pitching MQ-8C Fire Scout to Extend Lethal Range of Littoral Combat Ship
As the Navy pursues a new anti-ship weapon for its Littoral Combat Ships, Northrop Grumman is pitching its MQ-8C Fire…