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.…
VIDEO: China Launches First Domestic Aircraft Carrier
This post has been updated with additional information from naval analysyts. China has launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier…
CBO: 355-Ship Fleet Would Cost the Navy $102B Annually
The Navy would have to spend $102 billion annually build, operate and maintain a 355-ship fleet over the next 30…
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…