VADM Brown: Future Fleet Must Be Bigger, Leverage Unmanned Vessels

January 13, 2020 5:04 PM

Vice Adm. Richard A. Brown, commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers his remarks during a change of command ceremony for the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., in 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy needs a bigger fleet – and while ongoing budget talks don’t sound promising for the buildup of manned warships that some had envisioned, the surface force is working hard to quickly bring unmanned vessels into the force to expand its reach and capability. Read More →

Naval Surface Forces Looking Closely at Warfare Training for Individuals, Watch Teams

By: Megan Eckstein

January 13, 2020 5:02 PM

Ens. Micah Burge, from Branson, Mo., views a monitor in the bridge of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) in 2019. US Navy Photo

The surface navy is taking a serious look at how it trains individuals and watch teams in maritime warfighting skills, taking a similar approach to the recent effort to bolster navigation, shiphandling and seamanship skills, the head of the surface force told USNI News. Read More →

Littoral Combat Ship Will Field Laser Weapon as Part of Lockheed Martin, Navy Test

By: Megan Eckstein

January 13, 2020 5:00 PM

Littoral combat ship Little Rock (LCS 9) is underway during a high-speed run in Lake Michigan during acceptance trials. Lockheed Martin Photo

The Navy will put a laser weapon on a Littoral Combat Ship for the first time this year, amid efforts to boost the LCS’s lethality and to develop and field a family of laser systems. Read More →

21 Saudi Military Students Disenrolled from Training Programs After Investigators Find Jihadist Material, Child Pornography

By: Ben Werner

January 13, 2020 4:35 PM

In the wake of the deadly December shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola by a foreign military student, the Department of Justice announced 21 Saudi Arabian military students were disenrolled from U.S.-based training programs and returned to Saudi Arabia Monday.

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 13, 2020

January 13, 2020 11:17 AM

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 Jan. 13, 2020, 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 →

Bataan ARG, 26 MEU Now Operating in the Middle East

By: Sam LaGrone

January 13, 2020 10:45 AM

USS Bataan (LHD-5) sails in the Atlantic Ocean during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) on Nov. 1, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

Amphib USS Bataan (LHD-5) is operating in the Red Sea as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer, USNI News has learned. Read More →

USS Carl Vinson Returning to San Diego this Summer

By: Ben Werner

January 10, 2020 7:13 PM

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Navy photo

After completing a maintenance period in Bremerton, Wash., this summer, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is returning to San Diego.

Navy, Marine Corps JAG Reviews Highlight Needed Education, Organizational Improvements

By: Megan Eckstein

January 10, 2020 2:27 PM

THE PENTAGON – The Navy and Marine Corps today released the results of a six-month look into their legal communities, following several high-profile cases that were tainted by unlawful command influence and prosecutorial misconduct. Read More →

VIDEO: Russian Warship Takes ‘Aggressive’ Action Against U.S. Destroyer

By: Sam LaGrone

January 10, 2020 1:04 PM

Russian surveillance ship Ivar Khurs makes ‘aggressive’ move against USS Farragut (DDG-99). US Navy Image

A Russian warship made an aggressive move toward a U.S. guided-missile destroyer operating in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, U.S. Navy officials told USNI News. Read More →

Report to Congress on U.S. Strategic Nuclear Weapons

January 10, 2020 10:08 AM

The following is the Jan. 3, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues. Read More →

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