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.…
Philippines Exploring Allowing U.S. and Japan More Use of Bases
The Philippines plan to give greater access to U.S. and Japanese allies to military bases including the former U.S. Naval…
Document: Pentagon’s Aviation Plan
The following is the Pentagon’s aviation plan, dated May 2013. From the report: Summary of the Annual Plan and Certification…
Updated: History of U.S. Policy and Law on Gays in the Military
On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down provisions in the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The restrictions…
Navy Docs Reveal UCLASS Minimum Ranges and Maximum Costs
The Navy aims to build a system of stealthy pilotless aircraft to patrol at a minimum range of 600 nautical…
UCLASS By the Numbers
The Navy has outlined the specifications for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) in a requirements document obtained by USNI…
Pacific Fleet’s Haney Nominated for Top STRATCOM Job
Adm. Cecil Haney has been nominated to take the top job at U.S. Strategic Command, according to a Monday release…
The Legacy of Adm. Frank Kelso
On Sunday former Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Frank Kelso, died in his home state in Tennessee, “following a fall…
Document: Guardian Grounding ‘Wholly Preventable’
The following is from the May 22, 2013 U.S. Pacific Fleet investigation findings from the Jan. 17, 2013 grounding of…
Southeast Asian Rivals Work Together in Disaster Relief Exercise
Last week Brunei hosted an important but little-noticed exercise in its portion of the island of Borneo. The multinational event…
Once Troubled Mine Hunter Passes Navy Reliability Tests
Naval Sea Systems Command has completed a reliability program on a key component of Littoral Combat Ship mine countermeasure (MCM)…