In Dual Ceremony, Harris Takes Over PACOM, Swift Assumes Command of PACFLT
In a double change-of-command ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Adm. Harry Harris was promoted from U.S. Pacific Fleet commander to U.S. Pacific Command commander, and…
Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the July 1, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization.…
Document: Navy to Reduce Admirals by 34
From the August document obtained by USNI News: Upon the recommendation of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Secretary of the Navy has approved…
U.S. Navy P-8 Flies Over Taiwan Strait, China Scrambles Fighters
China’s People’s Liberation Army scrambled fighters to monitor a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon that flew over the Taiwan Strait Friday, according to U.S. and…
East Coast Navy Divers Take on a Minnesota Lake, As Service Eyes Greater Arctic Presence
Sailors from the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 are currently in Minnesota for ice diving training, cutting through about two feet…
Coronavirus Concerns Prompt PACFLEET to Impose 14-Day Gap Between Port Visits
The U.S. Pacific Fleet has ordered all ships and afloat units in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to remain at sea for 14…
Navy, Coast Guard Officials Investigating Alaska Small Boat Collision
This post was updated with additional information from the U.S. Coast Guard. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard officials are investigating the cause of a…
2018 Navy Birthday Message from CNO, MCPON
The following is the 2018 Navy birthday message from Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell…
First U.S. Destroyer Visits China Since South China Sea Ruling
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer pulled into port in Qingdao on Monday for the first Navy port call to China since an international tribunal ruled…
Document: U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan
The following is the Congressional Research Service June 13, 2014 report, Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990.…
Document: 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review
The following is from the executive summary of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, released on March, 4 2014. The United States faces a rapidly changing security environment.…
Lockheed Conducts Successful LRASM Test
Lockheed Martin’s bid to create a new ship-to-ship missile had successful flight test, according to a statement from the company.…