Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now in the Mediterranean Sea
This post has been updated to correct that USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) did not make a port call in Bahrain in December. After…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 6, 2024
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 6,…
VIDEO: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Change of Command
The following is the May 3, 2024, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command change of command ceremony. Adm. Samuel Paparo took charge of the command from Adm.…
SECDEF Austin Meets with Defense Chiefs from Australia, Japan and the Philippines
Defense chiefs from the U.S, Australia, Japan and the Philippines have agreed to increase joint activities, including military exercises, following a quadrilateral meeting on…
UPDATED: 30 Sailors, Marines Injured After LCAC Collision During Wasp ARG, 24th MEU Training Off Florida
This post has been updated with additional information from U.S. 2nd fleet. One sailor remained hospitalized Friday for treatment of injuries sustained after two…
Marines, Navy Crafting Long-Term Fixes for Amphibious Warship Shortages
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the long-term future for the amphibious fleet is secured with a Navy commitment to 31 amphibious warships in the Fiscal…
Senate Panel Questions Navy Submarine Build Rate, FY2025 Virgina-class Buy
The Senate Armed Services seapower subcommittee chair said the Navy needed to “run fast” to catch up on delays to the Columbia-class ballistic missile…
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…
Report to Congress on Polar Security Cutter Program
The following is the April 29, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
House Lawmakers Pushing for 2 Virginia Subs in FY 2025, CNO Franchetti Gives Details on Boxer Repair
A group of 120 House lawmakers are asking the House Appropriations defense subcommittee to add another Virginia-class attack submarine to the Navy’s Fiscal Year…
Navy Air Defense Mission in the Red Sea Makes Case for Directed Energy Weapons, Says VCJCS Grady
Downing Iranian-supplied missiles and drones with multi-million dollar SM-2 missiles to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is a bad…
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian Leaves for First Set of Sea Trials
China’s third aircraft carrier Fujian (18) left Shanghai on Wednesday morning to conduct its first sea trial, according to a report by People’s Liberation…