Shutdown: Pentagon Restrictions Could Cancel Navy-Air Force Football Game
The record crowd that is expected to attend the U.S. Naval Academy – U.S. Air Force Academy football game in Annapolis, Md., Saturday may…
Appreciation: Cmdr. Edward Peary Stafford, USN (Ret.): 1918-2013
The author of the classic book, The Big E: The Story of the USS Enterprise, “embarked on his final voyage,” his wife wrote the…
Document: Shutdown Order from OMB
The following is the Sept. 30 memo directing federal agencies to cease operations due to the government shutdown.…
Opinion: Why More Commanding Officers are Getting Fired
As of this date, 16 Navy commanding officers, including five ship captains, have been relieved of their respective commands in 2013. Is this number…
Government Shutdown: The Basics
With the House voting again to delay for a year the start of the Affordable Care Act and repealing a tax on medical devices…
Document: Letter from Senate ICBM Coalition to Chuck Hagel
The following is a Sept. 26 letter sent from the Senate ICBM coalition to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.…
Senate Group Asks Hagel to Cancel ICBM Study
The Senate’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) coalition has asked Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to suspend an environmental study that would consider eliminating some…
Judge’s Ruling will Likely Cause Feds to Reassess Sonar Training Permits
A federal judge ruled Thursday the National Marine Fisheries Service had “abused its discretion” when it gave approval for Navy ships to train with…
U.S. Gives Philippine Marines Six Riverine Boats for Counter Terrorism Missions
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) received six U.S. Small Unit Riverine Crafts (SURC) to aid the 1,200-member PMC force in counter terrorism operations, according…
Navy’s Next Generation Projectile Completes Final Set of Long Range Tests
The Navy’s Long-Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) completed its final round of launch tests ahead of a fiscal year 2014 safety inspection, a BAE…
Coast Guard Buys Six More Fast Response Cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a $250.7 million contract option to buy six more Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), according to a Wednesday…
Opinion: The Danger of Neutral Warships Entering a Combat Zone
The eastern Mediterranean, off the Syrian coast, presently is saturated with U.S. and Russian warships. The United States has deployed the destroyers USS Stout,…