Iron Fist 2016: With U.S. Marines by Their Side, Japanese Soldiers Hit the Beach
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A dozen amphibious assault vehicles left the USS Somerset (LPD-25) a mile offshore and raced toward the beach Friday in…
Pentagon Faces its own Debt Ceiling Crisis
If the debt ceiling is not raised there would be delays in paying salaries even to the military and recalled Pentagon employees, as well…
Report: Obama Pick for Navy Energy Job Has Smooth Hearing
A former Vietnam-era naval aviator and clean energy advocate had a smooth confirmation hearing before the Senate and will likely be confirmed at the…
The Unmanned Iranian Revolution
In an apparent reaction to the recently concluded multinational minesweeping exercise in the Persian Gulf and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s appearance before the United…
Navy, Sub Builders Have Recovery Plan to Get Virginia Attack Boat Deliveries Back on Schedule
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy and submarine builders General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding are executing a recovery plan to get Block…
Budget Concerns Led Huntington Ingalls to Sit Out Coast Guard Icebreaker Contest
The U.S. Coast Guard offered industry the potential for a multi-ship, multi-year, multi-billion-dollar program in its heavy icebreaker competition – but funding uncertainties gave…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program
The following is the April 4, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Wittman Previews HASC Hearing on Navy Readiness Reviews, Punishments After Fatal Ship Collisions
House Armed Services Committee members will have a chance on Thursday to ask Navy leadership how it will take action in the aftermath of…
Navy Bracing For Air Wing Shutdowns, Ship Maintenance Cancellations If Continuing Resolution Extended
The Navy might have to cancel 14 or more ship maintenance availabilities, shut down half its air wings and cancel deployments if lawmakers cannot…
Interview: Rear Adm. Robert Girrier on the Future of the Navy’s Unmanned Systems
THE PENTAGON — One year into his job as the inaugural director of unmanned warfare systems (OPNAV N99), Rear Adm. Robert Girrier has overseen…
Top Coast Guard Officer in Pacific to Be Nominated as Next Commandant
The head of the Coast Guard’s mission from the Rocky Mountains to East Africa coast will be nominated to lead the service, according to…
AUVSI 2013: UCLASS Requirements Modified Due to Budget Pressure
The reduction in strike capability of the Navy’s next generation carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle was born of fiscal realities, said Dyke Weatherington, the Pentagon’s…