SECNAV Names First Medium Landing Ship USS McClung
Secretary Carlos Del Toro continued his streak of naming ships, as his tenure as the Navy’s top civilian comes to an end.…
NAVAIR to Select Presidential Helicopter by End of May
The U.S. Navy hopes to select a contractor for the VXX Presidential helicopter program — known as Marine One when…
Top CENTCOM Marine: 2012 Benghazi Attack Changed USMC Roles in Africa and Middle East
The murder of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three Americans in his security detail during an attack on the American…
Navy and Marines Still Unclear How Army Will Fit Into Pacific Pivot
The key to success for operations in the Pacific is mobility, but having sufficient resources to meet the vast requirements—even…
How U.S. Sea Services Plan to Operate Forward
One way to counter the drawdown in defense spending at home and with allies and partners is to look at…
Sea Service Officials Talk Future Energy Needs
Storage and the ability to move energy from “one platform to another,” be it to a laser weapon or a…
Opinion: Nation Must Preserve Shipbuilding Industry
In the 1960s our nation was fixated with President John F. Kennedy’s vision to have a man on the moon…
Lawmakers Question Utility of Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review
Signaling a possible attempt to change the law requiring a periodic review to Capitol Hill of the Defense Department’s long-term…
Document: Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2015 Unfunded Priorities
The following is the Pentagon’s April, 1 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 unfunded priorities list delivered to Congress as an addendum…
Marines Prepare for Smaller Force Due to Budget Woes
The Marine Corps is preparing for its new normal with a force of 175,000, that plans to operate under the…
Document: GAO Report on Selected Pentagon Weapon Systems
The following is from the Government Accountability Office’s March, 31, 2014 report to Congress, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs.…