The following is an Oct. 20, 2015 Defense Security Cooperation Agency notification to Congress on a $11.25 billion, four ship sale to Saudi Arabia. Read More
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Chinese Expansion Prompts Other Navies to Work Closer Together, Modernize Fleets
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
New Barges, Budgeting Tweaks Set to Ease Crew’s Life During Ship Repair, Maintenance
Monday, September 18, 2023
Massive Chinese Fighter Surge Near Taiwan is ‘Destructive’, Say Officials
Essay: Strategies That Matter – Why Targets That Matter, Don’t
A B-2 Stealth Bomber from Whiteman AFB in Missouri leads an aerial flight formation with F-18 Hornets from the during exercise Valiant Shield 2006. US Navy Photo
In 1954, U.S. Representative W. Sterling Cole, chairman of the Joint Atomic Energy Committee, announced what had been suspected: that the U.S. Air Force could deliver an H-bomb anywhere in the world. Hardly a revelation, this boast since has been echoed for more than half a century. Indeed, Air Force talking points regularly repeat a version of this theme: We can hold any target at risk anywhere in the world in any time, any place. This idea is deeply embedded in the Air Force’s transformation efforts, as an aspirational statement became a “requirement” and thereby a justification for airpower capabilities. “Any target, any time, any place” is a centerpiece of service dogma, offered in place of coherent airpower strategy. Unfortunately, that means very little for the nation’s air, space and cyber power entrusted to the Air Force. A capability is not a strategy, and can’t be substituted for one. It’s strategy that matters. Read More
Shinzo Abe First Sitting Japanese Prime Minister to Visit U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, listens as Capt. Christopher Bolt, left, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on Oct. 18, 2015. US Navy Photo
Shinzo Abe became the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit a U.S. aircraft carrier when his helicopter landed onboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on Sunday. Read More
Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship Milwaukee Delivers to Navy
Freedom-class Milwaukee (LCS-5) during its September 2015 acceptance trials. US Navy Photo
The Navy has accepted the third Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Milwaukee (LCS-5) in a Friday ceremony, the service announced. Read More
Washington Navy Yard Says Goodbye to Display Ship Barry
More than 50 former crew members, along with their families and local residents, gathered at Washington Navy Yard on Oct. 17 to remember the contributions of Display Ship Barry (DD-933). Read More
Document: Report to Congress on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program
The following is the Oct. 14, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Joint High Speed Vessel Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation Report
The following is a Sept. 22, 2015 memo and report on follow-on operational test and evaluation for the Joint High Speed Vessel, recently renamed the Expeditionary Fast Transport. Read More
DOT&E: JHSV Effective At Intra-Theater Transport But Challenged In Other Missions
The Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) arrives in Vietnam on Aug. 17, 2015. US Navy photo.
The Joint High Speed Vessel faces several challenges in high sea states that led to difficulty transferring cargo at sea, deploying SEAL Delivery Vehicles and maintaining high ship availability, according to a Director of Operational Test and Evaluation report from September. Read More
U.S., India and Japan Participating in Annual Malabar Exercise in Bay of Bengal
The Indian Navy guided-missile destroyer INS Ranvir (DDG-54), left, the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH-144) are underway during Exercise Malabar 2009, an annual exercise led by the Indian Navy. US Navy photo.
The U.S., Indian and Japanese navies are in the middle of the Malabar 2015 exercise, this year in Chennai, India, on the Bay of Bengal. Read More
CNO Richardson: Freedom of Navigation Missions in South China Sea Not Meant to Provoke
Chief Of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson, address Sailors during an all-hands call in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on Oct. 15, 2015. US Navy Photo
The new U.S. Chief of Naval Operations said potential U.S. Navy freedom of navigation missions in the South China Sea are not meant to provoke nations but rather “part of exercising international rights in international waters.” Read More
