USS Essex Enters Persian Gulf with Squadron of Marine F-35s
Amphibious warship USS Essex (LHD-2) is now in the Persian Gulf, bringing for the first time a squadron of Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint…
Document: Dept. of Navy Rapid Acquisition Guidance
The following is the April 24, 2018 memo, MIddle Tier Acquisition and Aquisition Guidance.…
Panel to HASC: ISIS Militants Will Be Difficult to Totally Defeat
Grinding the Islamic State “out of its holes will take longer . . . than taking Ramadi” or any city, such as Raqqa in…
Kidnapped Americans in Context: The Shifting Forms of Nigerian Piracy
The kidnapping of two American mariners on Oct. 23 does not signal the rise of a new piracy threat off Nigeria, but rather the…
SECNAV Nominee Del Toro Will Appear Before Senate Next Week Ahead of Budget Markups
The nominee to serve as the top Navy civilian will appear before the Senate next week, as Congress prepares to mark up the annual…
Wittman: HASC Republicans Will Keep Up Push for Larger Navy
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee will maintain their focus on building a larger Navy to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, the panel’s…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Nov. 1, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Warships Conduct First East Coast SWATT Advanced Training For Carrier Escorts
In a first for East Coast-based carrier strike group escorts, warships from the Abraham Lincoln CSG are participating in a surface warfare advanced tactical…
Marine Corps to Prioritize Smaller Frontline Units in Upcoming Budget Plans
This post has been updated to correct the name of the Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon launcher Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader refers to. Marine Corps budgets…
Document: Mabus Notification to Congress on New Navy ‘Battle Force’ Tally
The following is a March 7, 2014 notification to Congress from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on the Navy’s new methodology for counting…
Document: Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans
From the Nov. 8, 2013 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress. The Navy’s proposed FY2014 budget…
NAVSEA Commander: FBI Search for a Second Navy Yard Shooter Left Scene ‘In Pretty Bad Shape’
The FBI’s search for a suspected second shooter during the Sept. 16 lockdown at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard created extensive interior damage during…