SECNAV Del Toro Names Next Big Deck Amphib USS Helmand Province
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has named the next America-class big deck amphibious warship after the Helmand province campaign in Afghanistan.…
Berger Reaffirms Commitment to Force Design 2030 Overhaul In Memo to New SECDEF
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger is emphasizing his commitment to the service’s force design initiative in a recent memo…
Panel: Future Fleet Numbers Not As Important As Capabilities Like Sealift, Unmanned
A panel of Navy experts is hopeful that discussions around the future naval fleet will focus on big-picture questions –…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 1, 2021
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Panel: Many U.S. Defense Spending Trends Based on What’s Happening in China, Russia
Questions about China’s defense spending, programs and systems – and the Pentagon’s response – dominated a Wednesday House Appropriations defense…
CNO Visits Aircraft Carrier Nimitz as CSG Nears End of Nearly 11 Months Away From Home
When the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) pulls into its homeport at Bremerton, Wash., in the coming days, the ship…
Marine Corps Conducting Fleet Flight Tests of CH-53K Ahead of IOT&E This Summer
Operational test Marines have begun flying the new CH-53K ahead of this summer’s planned test event to bring the heavy…
Pentagon Conducting ‘Relook’ of FY-22 Budget; Directive Targets Shipbuilding
This story has been updated to include a statement from a Pentagon spokesperson. The Pentagon is performing a “budget relook”…
Hyten: U.S. ‘Not In A Very Good Position’ Due to Chinese and Russian Missile Capabilities
China, Russia, North Korea and Iran’s continued investment in modernizing cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missiles has left the United States…
Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
The following is the Feb. 22, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 22, 2021
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…