Report to Congress on Navy Medium Landing Ship
The following is the Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) (Previously Light Amphibious Warship [LAW]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress on April 24, 2024..…
Training Mishap: AAV Fire Injures 14 Marines, Sailor; Some in ‘Critical’ Condition
An amphibious assault vehicle caught fire during a training exercise Wednesday morning at Camp Pendleton, Calif., injuring 14 Marines and a sailor…
Document: SECDEF Mattis Letter to McCain on Effects of a New Continuing Resolution on the Pentagon
The following is a Sept. 8, 2017 letter from Secretary of Defense James Mattis to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on the…
Navy, Coast Guard Evaluating Hurricane Irma Damage to Facilities, Ports
The Navy’s Hurricane Irma relief effort is ramping up as more ships position off the coast of Florida and teams…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 11, 2017
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as…
Panel: Navy, Marine Corps Need Faster Processes to Develop New Technology
ARLINGTON, Va. — The post-Cold War mentality of unrivaled military superiority must adjust to today’s reality — rivals and enemies are…
Thornberry: Budget Control Act Limits on Defense Spending Could End Soon
ARLINGTON, Va. — Expect Congress to consider reversing the nearly five-year policy of limiting Department of Defense spending, and either…
NAVAIR Awards Sikorsky $304M For First 2 CH-53K Heavy-Lift Helos
This post has been updated to include a statement by Sikorsky and the NAVAIR program office. Naval Air Systems Command awarded…
Marine F-35s, Air Force Bombers Sortie with South Korea, Japan in Show of Force After North Korea Missile Tests
Marine, South Korean and Japanese fighters and two Air Force bombers conducted a show of force operation over Japan and…
USS Kearsarge, USS Oak Hill Leave Thursday for Hurricane Harvey Relief Operation
Amphibious warships USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) are set to set sail on Thursday under orders Wednesday…
Navy Prepping USS Kearsarge, USS Oak Hill for Post Hurricane Harvey Humanitarian Mission
The Navy is preparing USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) to assist ongoing recovery efforts in the Texas…