Pentagon Arctic Strategy Aims to Enhance U.S. Presence, Exercise More Often
The High North remains the “shortest and least defended threat sector” to the U.S., the deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command said Tuesday.…
Pentagon Balancing Military Needs in the Arctic, Future Infrastructure
U.S. submarines are in the Arctic to deny a bastion to Russia to attack the United States, but the probability…
USNI News 2018 End of Year Survey
This year USNI News is asking its readers to weigh in on the most important naval stories in 2018 in…
Report to Congress U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
The following is the Oct. 26, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Eastern Shipbuilding Resumes Coast Guard Cutter Work As Hurricane Michael Recovery Continues
The Florida shipyard building the Coast Guard’s first Offshore Patrol Cutter has gotten back to work as it continues to…
Report to Congress on Changes in the Arctic
The following is the Oct. 25, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress.…
In Budget Squeeze, Coast Guard Set to Extend Life of Dolphin Helicopter Fleet
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard hopes to keep its aging fleet of short-range search and rescue helicopters flying…
Coast Guard, Shipbuilder Assessing Hurricane Damage to Yard Building Offshore Patrol Cutter
U.S. Coast Guard officials and Eastern Shipbuilding Group are still assessing the damage caused by deadly category 4 Hurricane Michael…
Coast Guard Renames New Icebreaker Program ‘Polar Security Cutter’
The U.S. Coast Guard changed the name of its heavy icebreaker program to highlight its importance to national security, as funding…
SECDEF Mattis’ Speech to Cadets at Virginia Military Institute
The following is the text and video of Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ Sept. 25, 2018 speech at Virginia Military…
Wasp ESG Assessing Damage to Guam, Northern Marianas from Typhoon Mangkhut
The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is assisting in the assessment of typhoon…