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.…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 12, 2022
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Sailors Recover Orion Spacecraft After Million-Mile Swing Around the Moon
The post has been updated with a statement from NASA. A team of sailors aboard USS Portland (LPD-27) recovered an…
Japan, Italy, U.K. Enter Collaboration to Develop Next Generation Fighter
Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom, on Friday, announced a joint collaboration to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft by 2035.…
GAO Report on Predictive Maintenance on Weapon Systems
The following is the December 2022 Government Accountability Office report, Military Readiness: Actions Needed to Further Implement Predictive Maintenance on…
Congress Urges Pentagon to Fund COVID-19 Detection Dog Study
COVID-19 research in the military is going to the dogs. COVID-19 detecting dogs, to be specific.…
House Passes FY 2023 NDAA That Authorizes $858B for National Defense
The House, on Thursday, passed the compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill that authorizes $858 billion for national defense.…
Makin Island ARG, Marines Drill with Indonesian Forces in the Java Sea
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is now operating in the Java Sea…
Report to Congress on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Engine
The following is the Dec. 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Engine Options.…
Marine Commandant Will Have More Say in Crafting Navy’s Amphibious Force as Part of New Defense Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The commandant of the Marine Corps will have a direct say in both the requirements for the…
Pentagon Unclear How Military Would Manage End of Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines
The Pentagon has no ready answers on how the Department of Defense would implement pending legislation that would allow service…