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.…
House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Save Navy’s INSURV Reports
Two House lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation that, if passed, would keep the long-standing independent report on Navy ships going…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Ship Names
The following is the April 14, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress.…
EUCOM Commander: Russia Not Likely to Invade Ukraine Soon
While the current build-up of Russian forces near Ukraine rivals the 2014 annexation of Crimea – when Russia openly backed…
Former USS Bonhomme Richard Towed from San Diego Ahead of Scrapping
This post has been updated to correct Bonhomme Richard will transit the Panama Canal. The hull of the former warship…
New Navy Fleet Commanders in Pacific, Middle East Nominated; New Picks for N9, Inspector General
The White House has put forward nominees to lead the Navy’s two fleets in the Pacific and the fleet in…
Lawmakers Quiz SOUTHCOM’s Faller on Littoral Combat Ship Program
Two lawmakers raised questions on the future of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship during a Wednesday hearing, as the service…
VIDEO: Navy Decommissions USS Bonhomme Richard In San Diego Waterfront Ceremony
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) was decommissioned today, 22 years into a 40-year expected service life, following a fire last summer…
CNO Gilday: China, Russia Deliberately Testing Allies ‘Cohesion’ in Actions in Ukraine, Near Taiwan
Russia massing troops on the border of Ukraine and China continuing military overflights and maritime operations near Taiwan are in…
Navy Releases Seventh Round of USS Thresher Inquiry Documents
The Navy released the seventh set of documents from a previously classified investigation into the April 10, 1963 loss of…
Navy Developing Land-Based Unmanned Vehicle Testing Sites as Early Design Work Continues
The Navy is making arrangements for land-based testing of its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel prototype and eyeing similar plans for…