Bush WH Advisor: Saudi Arabia Collaboration, Greater U.S. Support Needed to Counter ISIS

Bush WH Advisor: Saudi Arabia Collaboration, Greater U.S. Support Needed to Counter ISIS

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An F/A-18C Hornet attached to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 makes an arrested recovery during the final flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on April 11, 2015. US Navy photo.

An F/A-18C Hornet attached to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 makes an arrested recovery during the final flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on April 11, 2015. US Navy photo.

Saudi Arabia has been a vital, even if less talked about, partner in U.S. counterterrorism efforts, Fran Townsend, a senior adviser to President George W. Bush, said Thursday at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event. Read More →

Tom W. Freeman, Prolific Naval Artist, Dies at 62

Tom W. Freeman, Prolific Naval Artist, Dies at 62

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Tom Freeman presents “A Presidential First” to President George W. Bush at the White House. The painting shows the President landing in an S-3 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on 1 May 2003. US Naval Institute Photo

Tom Freeman presents “A Presidential First” to President George W. Bush at the White House. The painting shows the President landing in an S-3 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on 1 May 2003. US Naval Institute Photo

The worlds of art, history and all things maritime lost a well-known master this week. Internationally acclaimed watercolorist Tom W. Freeman died on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 62. Read More →

Spain and U.S. Sign Permanent Basing Agreement for up to 3,500 U.S. Marines

Spain and U.S. Sign Permanent Basing Agreement for up to 3,500 U.S. Marines

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U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa move toward an objective during a training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France on May 29, 2015. US Marine Corps Photo

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa move toward an objective during a training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France on May 29, 2015. US Marine Corps Photo

The governments of Spain and the U.S. signed a basing agreement permitting the presence of up to 3,500 U.S. Marines at an airbase in southwestern Spain on Wednesday. Read More →

Dissident: Putin Regime is Built on Contradictions

Dissident: Putin Regime is Built on Contradictions

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An undated photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian Presidential Press and Information Office Photo

An undated photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian Presidential Press and Information Office Photo

One of Russia’s most prominent dissidents told the Atlantic Council on Wednesday that “the system built by [President Vladimir] Putin is contradictory” because it is “a centralized, vertical structure focused on one man” who can be limited in his view and distracted by competing demands. Read More →

Navy, Raytheon Test Standard Missile-6 Against Supersonic Over-the-Horizon Threat

Navy, Raytheon Test Standard Missile-6 Against Supersonic Over-the-Horizon Threat

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USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) launches a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) during a live-fire test of the ship's Aegis weapons system on June 19, 2014. US Navy Photo

USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) launches a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) during a live-fire test of the ship’s Aegis weapons system on June 19, 2014. US Navy Photo

This article has been updated to include additional information from Raytheon.

The U.S. Navy and Raytheon successfully engaged an over-the-horizon supersonic target with a Standard Missile-6 for the first time, the company announced today. Read More →

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