The following is the U.S. Coast Guard’s Arctic Strategic Outlook Implementation Plan, released on Oct. 26, 2023. Read More
Category Archives: Surface Forces
U.S. Drills with Allies in the South China Sea, Ghost Fleet Ships Operate off Australia
USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115), JS Akenono (DD-108) and HMAS Brisbane (DDG41) and frigates HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341) and HMNZS Te Mana (F111) on Oct. 24, 2023. JMSDF Photo
Warships from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand conducted drills in the South China Sea on Monday while the U.S. Navy’s Ghost Fleet arrived in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday to conduct drills with the Royal Australian Navy. Meanwhile, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu was dismissed from his post on Tuesday, according to China state media. Read More
Littoral Combat Ship Fires a Standard Missile 6 from Experimental Launcher at Sea
USS Savannah (LCS-26) fires an SM-6 from a Lockheed Martin Mk 70 containerized missile launcher on Oct. 24, 2023. US Navy Photo
The Navy fired a Standard Missile 6 from an experimental missile launcher mounted on a Littoral Combat Ship Tuesday in the Eastern Pacific, the sea service announced. Read More
U.S. Carrier Moves to Mediterranean, Middle East Aim to Contain Conflict, Says Pentagon Official
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) deploys from Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 14, 2023. US Navy Photo
Moving two American aircraft carrier strike groups to the eastern Mediterranean sends a signal to regional actors like Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran not “to jump on this terrible bandwagon” of fighting that began with Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. Read More
Recon Marines on Dirt Bikes Deploying to a Theater Near You
A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, starts his MMX motorcycle in preparation for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – For the past year, a Marine reconnaissance platoon has been testing an all-electric motorcycle that will help bolster its role as the eyes and ears of a Marine ground combat force in the expected future fight. Read More
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 23, 2023
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 23, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More
Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
The following is the Oct. 19, 2023 Congressional Research Service report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Japanese Warships Drill in East China Sea
The Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), arrives in Busan, South Korea for a port visit on Oct. 12, 2023. US Navy Photo
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted drills with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) frigate in the East China Sea from earlier this week, and Russian bombers flew off the coast of Japan on Tuesday. Meanwhile, China is pushing back on claims its fighter jet harassed a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) conducting a mission near North Korea. Read More
U.S. Destroyer Used SM-2s to Down 3 Land Attack Missiles Launched from Yemen, Says Pentagon
USS Carney (DDG-64) transits the Suez Canal, Oct. 18, 2023. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated with additional information on Houthi land attack cruise missiles.
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer took out three land attack missiles fired from the shore of Western Yemen on Thursday, U.S. officials confirmed. Read More
Pentagon’s 2023 Report on China’s Military and Security Developments
The following is the Oct. 19, 2023, Department of Defense report to Congress, Military and Security Developments Involving the
People’s Republic of China. Read More
