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.…
Trio of Studies Predict the U.S. Navy Fleet of 2030
Three congressionally mandated studies outline what the Navy of 2030 could look like and present three very different takes on how the service…
Document: U.S. Navy Fleet Architecture Study
The following is the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Architecture Study, one of three required by the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act,…
Document: Report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations
The following is the Feb. 7, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Overseas Contingency Operations Funding: Background and Status.…
USS George H.W. Bush Launches Anti-ISIS Strikes from Mediterranean
After a two-month gap, the U.S. Navy is again launching carrier-based strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria from the…
New Survey: USS Houston Wreck ‘Largely Intact,’ HMAS Perth Status Inconclusive
A new sonar survey has found the World War II wreck of cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) mostly undisturbed, while the status…
Pentagon Reviewing ‘Unsafe’ Military Aircraft Encounter Over South China Sea
The Pentagon is reviewing an unsafe encounter between a People’s Liberation Army and U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft over the South…
Document: 2017 U.S. Navy Program Guide
The following is the 2017 U.S. Navy Program Guide outlining the service’s weapons, ships and aircraft programs. …
U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Tells Senate He Needs ‘A Few Thousand’ Troops to Break Stalemate
To break the military stalemate in Afghanistan, the commander of American and coalition forces there testified he needs “a few…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Prompt Global Strike, Ballistic Missiles
The following is the Feb. 3, 2017 Congressional Research Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues.…
VCNO Moran: Navy is Less Ready Because ‘We’re Too Small’
A historically small fleet and a relentless operational tempo are proving the Navy is too small to meet more than…