Jay Stefany to Lead Navy’s New Maritime Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy is standing up a new maritime industrial base program office and has tapped one of its career civil servants to take the helm.…
Former CIA Spy Ship Hughes Glomar Explorer Sold for Scrap
The owners of a ship used to execute one of the most world’s most complicated and expensive pieces of espionage…
Carrier USS George Washington Departs San Diego After 4-Day Delay for Repair Work
SAN DIEGO – Fresh with minor repairs that delayed its planned departure by four days, the aircraft carrier USS George…
Outgoing 7th Fleet Commander Challenges Successor, Aucoin, to Continue Momentum
Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin assumed command of U.S. 7th Fleet on Monday, relieving Vice Adm. Robert Thomas of his duties.…
Last Rota-bound Destroyer USS Carney Leaves Mayport
The fourth and final guided missile destroyer that will serve as part of the forward deployed U.S. ballistic missile defense…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile Programs
The following is the Sept. 2, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues…
Navy Renames Three Ship Classes, Creates ‘Expeditionary’ Designator in Naming System
This post has been updated to include additional information regarding the ship naming action memo from the chief of naval…
Video: Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Conducting High Speed Turns
The following is a brief video of nuclear aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) conducting high speed turns shortly…
Chinese Warships Made ‘Innocent Passage’ Through U.S. Territorial Waters off Alaska
Five Chinese warships crossed into U.S. territorial waters heading south out of the Bering Sea exercising a stipulation in maritime…
McCain, Reed Chide Navy Over Problems with LCS Mine Countermeasure Package, Recommend Review of Other Technologies
The heads of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) expressed disappointment in the progress of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) package…
Document: SASC Letter to Navy, DoD Leaders ‘Expressing Concern’ with LCS Mine Countermeasure Package Performance
The following is an Aug. 31, 2015 letter from Senate Armed Services Committee leaders chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and ranking…