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 July 23, 2024. …
America Completes Acceptance Trials
The first in a new class of amphibious warship has completed its acceptance trials, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced…
Document: U.S. Marine Corps 2013 Seabasing Report
The following is from the U.S. Marine Corps 2013 Seabasing Required Capabilities Annual Report. The Seabasing Required Capabilities Annual Report…
Hagel Kicks Off Pentagon-wide Review of Combat Commendations
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is kicking off a department-wide review of how the U.S. military awards battlefield commendations to American…
Document: Pentagon Joint History Office Report on the Post Cold War Decade
The following is from the introduction of the recently released report, Other Than War: The American Military Experience and Operations…
Document: Pentagon’s 2013 Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Report
The Defense Department has released its annual Department of Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) on Jan.…
Document: U.S. Foreign Humanitarian Assistance
The following is the Jan. 03, 2014 revision to the U.S. Military’s Foreign Humanitarian Assistance doctrine. This publication has been…
Opinion: Congress Needs to Look Hard at Military Pay
Popular support of the U.S. military over the last few decades has helped lead to an increase in personnel-related costs…
White House Sets Pentagon Budget Rollout Date
The Pentagon is set to rollout its fiscal year 2015 budget submission on March 4. “The President’s 2015 Budget will…
SNA 2014: Navy Eyes Osprey Flights for AFSB Fleet
Navy leaders are in the midst of a series of studies to see whether the MV-22 can be flown off…
Navy and Marines Foresee Recruitment Difficulties
While the Navy and Marine Corps met all their recruiting and retention goals in quantity, quality, and diversity last year,…