The following is the Oct. 23, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Monday, December 4, 2023
U.S. in Talks to Form New Red Sea Task Force to Guard Commercial Ships in the Red Sea, Says White House
Sunday, November 26, 2023
U.S. Navy Detains 5 After Failed Attempt to Capture Merchant Ship, IKE in Persian Gulf
USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall Will Remain in Red Sea
Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) and Dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) transit in formation through the Red Sea, Aug. 8, 2023. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON – USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) are expected to remain in the Red Sea for an extended period as part of the U.S. naval buildup in the Middle East, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News Monday. Read More
UPDATED: Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith Hospitalized After Heart Attack
U.S. Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Montgomery and Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 10, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Photo
This post has been updated with an additional statement from the U.S. Marine Corps.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized after suffering an apparent heart attack on Sunday evening, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Monday. Read More
Japanese Warships Keeping Tabs on Chinese Carrier Strike Group
CNS Shandong underway in the Western Pacific on Oct. 28, 2023. JMSDF Photo
People’s Liberation Army Navy carrier CNS Shandong and its escorts are being shadowed by a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSD) destroyer according to a Saturday release by Japan’s Ministry of Defense. The MoD also acknowledged on Monday the movements of other PLAN ships around Japan. Read More
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 30, 2023
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 30, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now in the Mediterranean Sea, Bataan ARG in the Red Sea
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) transiting the Strait of Gibraltar on Oct. 28, 2023. US Navy Photo
The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is headed toward the mass of U.S. naval power in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea after transiting the Strait of Gibraltar on Saturday. Meanwhile, two ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group are now in the Red Sea. Read More
Chinese Carrier Shandong Deploys, Operating Near Taiwan
CNS Shandong (17) underway on Sept. 10, 2023. JMSDF Photo
The People’s Liberation Army Navy carrier CNS Shandong (17) on Thursday deployed into the western Pacific for the third time this year while, on the same day, the U.S. accused China of conducting an unsafe intercept and released a video of the incident. China has also claimed a U.S. destroyer acted unprofessionally during an encounter around the Paracel Islands in August. Read More
Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
The following is the Oct. 19, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Pentagon Report: Marines See Highest Suicide Rate Since 2011, Navy Since 2019
Sailors and Marines conduct a foreign object debris walk-down at dusk on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in 2009. US Navy Photo
The Marine Corps experienced its highest suicide rate in more than 10 years, while the Navy had its highest in four years, according to the Department of Defense’s Annual Suicide Report, released Thursday. Read More
AUKUS Sub Sale Will Cause 10-Year Dip in U.S. Attack Boat Inventory, Says CBO
USS South Dakota (SSN-790) stand at parade rest during a change-of-command ceremony onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Sept. 27, 2022. US Navy Photo
The U.S. nuclear attack submarine inventory will experience a nearly decade-long dip due to the AUKUS partnership, according to a new Congressional Budget Office analysis of U.S. naval shipbuilding. Read More
