Gen. Eric Smith Moves to Inpatient Rehab to Speed Recovery

Gen. Eric Smith Moves to Inpatient Rehab to Speed Recovery

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks during his visit to the Recruiting Sub-Station, College Station, Texas, Nov. 18, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith is moving to inpatient rehabilitation following his hospitalization after a cardiac arrest last month, the Marine Corps announced on Wednesday. Read More

Navy Mulling Large Diameter Sub Hulls After 12 Columbias, SSN(X) Requirements Due Next Year

Navy Mulling Large Diameter Sub Hulls After 12 Columbias, SSN(X) Requirements Due Next Year

Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727) heads out to sea in 2012. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated to correct the anticipated delivery of the first SSN(X).

ARLINGTON, Va. – After delivering the dozen nuclear ballistic missile submarines to meet the U.S. nuclear deterrent, the Navy could keep large diameter hull submarines in production, the service’s director of undersea warfare (N97) said on Wednesday. Read More

Pentagon Pushing For 5.2% Military Pay Increase in FY 2024, Deputy SecDef Says

Pentagon Pushing For 5.2% Military Pay Increase in FY 2024, Deputy SecDef Says

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks at a fire side chat at the Center for New American Security, Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

This story has been updated to correct statements made by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks.

The Department of Defense continues to push for a 5.2 percent pay increase in Fiscal Year 2024, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced Tuesday during a Center for New American Security event. Read More

Head of Royal Canadian Navy Outlines Ottawa's Pacific Strategy

Head of Royal Canadian Navy Outlines Ottawa’s Pacific Strategy

USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) and His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa (FFH-341) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) in the South China Sea, Sept. 25, 2023. US Navy Photo

Canada is sending three frigates a year and a replenishment vessel into the Western Pacific as part of Ottawa’s new strategy, its top admiral said Friday. Read More