Navy Opens Up Combat Awards for Actions in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
The Navy has designated the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as two new locations for combat awards, according to a service message released Wednesday.…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 22, 2018
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as…
Navy’s New SSN(X) Attack Sub To Be Faster, More Lethal – And More Expensive
The Navy’s next class fast attack submarine will be designed for a return to blue-water great power competition, where the…
Truman Carrier Strike Group Operating North of Arctic Circle; First Time for US Navy Since 1991
A U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in the Arctic Circle for the first time since the dissolution of the Soviet…
Report to Congress on Military Personnel Issues in the FY 2019 NDAA
The following is the Oct. 16, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues.…
USS Ronald Reagan Resumes Flight Operations After Helicopter Crash; Some Injured Sailors Sent Ashore for Treatment
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has resumed flight operations following a Friday crash of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on…
Navy: Dry Dock Accident Will Set Back Miguel Keith Construction At Least 6 Months
Construction on the Expeditionary Sea Base damaged when its dry dock flooded in July is expected to be delayed at…
CBO Analysis of U.S. Navy FY 2019 Shipbuilding Plan
The following is the Congressional Budget Office report, An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2019 Shipbuilding Plan.…
Navy Working Through Plan to Hit 80 Percent Hornet Mission Capable Target
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy is working through how it will try and hit the ambitious readiness target set by…
Navy Developing New Mine Countermeasures USV for Littoral Combat Ships
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Last week Naval Sea Systems Command won Pentagon approval to develop a mine countermeasure unmanned surface vehicle…
Iranian Drone Overflights of U.S. Warships in Persian Gulf Now Common
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – U.S. warships operating in the Persian Gulf are now regularly overflown by Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles, adding a…