The following is the Nov. 21, 2022, Congressional Research Service, Defense Primer: Special Operation Forces. Read More
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Compromise $857B Defense Policy Bill Authorizes 11 Battle Force Ships, $25M for Nuclear Cruise Missile Research
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Tough Military Recruiting Environment is About More than Low Unemployment, Experts Say
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Pentagon: Chinese Navy to Expand to 400 Ships by 2025, Growth Focused on Surface Combatants
USS Zumwalt’s Recent Pacific Underway is ‘First Step’ for Future of the Class, Says PACFLEET Commander
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) returns to San Diego, Nov. 10, 2022. US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of next year’s installation of hypersonic missiles, the Navy took one of its most advanced warships out for a three-month underway in the Western Pacific to test the ship’s capabilities and reliability, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet told USNI News. Read More
Two Japanese Destroyers Score in Ballistic Missile Defense Test off Hawaii
JS Maya (DDG-179) fires an SM-3 BlockIIA on Nov. 16, 2022. JMSDF Photo
Two Japanese Maya-class destroyers successfully test-fired SM-3 interceptors against ballistic missile targets off Hawaii last week, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced on Monday. Read More
Xi Jinping Has ‘Deliberate Timeline’ to Resolve Taiwan Issue, Says Security Expert
Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China speak’s at a United Nations Office at Geneva on Jan. 18, 2017. UN Photo
Washington should pay attention to Xi Jinping’s rhetoric when he talks about invading Taiwan, an Indo-Pacific security expert said last week. Read More
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 21, 2022
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 Nov. 21, 2022, 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 Benfold Conducted Taiwan Strait Transit in Early November
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65) on June 24, 2022
Guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65) conducted a previously unannounced Taiwan Strait transit earlier this month, Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, told reporters on Friday. Read More
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 CO Removed from Command
An EA-18G Growler assigned to the ‘Dust Devils’ of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 launches from Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu. VX-31 is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. US Navy Photo
The commanding officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 was removed from command after she was arrested for driving while intoxicated, the Navy announced Friday. Read More
Black Sea Grain Deal Extended by Another Four Months
Wheat fields in midsummer in Ukraine, Oblast Lviv in 2012. Raimond Spekking Photo
A Turkey-United Nations brokered deal to allow for Ukraine grain exportation was extended by 120 days, the U.N. announced Thursday. Read More
Defense Primer: U.S. Defense Appropriations Process
The following is the Nov. 17, 2022, Congressional Research Service Defense Primer: Defense Appropriations Process. Read More
5 Aircraft Carriers Set to Operate Together in Europe for NATO Exercise
From top left clockwise USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), ITS Cavour (CVH 550), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
U.S. aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will exercise with aircraft carriers from France, Italy and the United Kingdom as part of a joint operation across Europe meant to show NATO interoperability, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Read More
