Gaza Pier Ready for Deliveries, Navy Command Ship USS Mount Whitney Underway
The U.S.-built pier that will funnel humanitarian aid into Gaza is ready for deliveries, according to photos released by U.S. Central Command on Thursday.…
2 More Littoral Combat Ships Will Be Homeported In San Diego
Two more Littoral Combat Ships will be homeported in San Diego once they are commissioned into the Navy next summer.…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee Repairs Estimated to Extend Into February
Repairs to Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) are estimated to extend into early February, according to a draft schedule…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Destroyer Programs
The following is the Dec. 17, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues…
Document: Report to Congress on the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation TAO(X) Oiler Program
The following is the Dec. 17, report from the Congressional Research Service, Navy TAO(X) Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for…
Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd Confirmed as Next U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander
Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd was confirmed by the Senate last week as head of Southern Command and will assume his…
Document: Office of Naval Intelligence Report on Russian Navy
The following is the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) report, The Russian Navy – A Historic Transition.…
Carter’s Rebuke of Navy Budget Proposal Points to Split Between Service, DoD Priorities
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s list of directives Monday to the Navy to retool its budget for Fiscal Year 2017…
Document: Budget Directive Letter from SECDEF Carter to SECNAV Mabus
The following is the Dec. 14, 2015 letter from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to Secretary of the Navy Ray…
SECDEF Carter Directs Navy to Cut Littoral Combat Ship Program to 40 Hulls, Single Shipbuilder
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has ordered the Navy to trim its total buy of Littoral Combat Ships to 40…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program
The following is the Dec. 11, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and…