Marine Corps to Stand Up First Marine Littoral Regiment in FY 2022
The Marine Corps plans to officially form the new unit designed to execute its island-hopping strategy in the Indo-Pacific next…
SECDEF Nominee Austin Affirms Threat From China, Will ‘Update’ National Defense Strategy
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Defense Department plans to take another look at the National Defense Strategy should…
Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group CO: Interactions with Chinese Navy Not Changing Significantly
While the Chinese Navy is building up its fleet, it isn’t operating more aggressively toward U.S. ships in the region,…
Schultz: Nuclear Icebreakers Are Not An Option for Coast Guard
The Coast Guard will not pursue nuclear-powered icebreakers, despite previous White House requests that the service assess the possibility, its…
Davidson: INDOPACOM Priorities Will Help Accomplish CNO’s NAVPLAN
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s priorities are paving the way for it to pursue goals laid out in the Navy’s new Navigation…
Courtney, Wittman Predict Biden Administration Will Stick With Current Navy Trajectory
The top lawmakers overseeing Navy policy are optimistic the service can continue on its current trajectory of building a bigger…
New Counter-Drone Strategy Calls for ‘Holistic’ Approach Across Services
The Defense Department must employ an all-encompassing agency-wide approach to its strategy for buying and using small drones to combat…
China Voices Objections to U.S.-Taiwan Military Talks
China on Thursday expressed its objections to talks between the United States and Taiwan, according to a Thursday statement from…
Continued U.S.-India Cooperation Under Biden Administration Remains An Open Question, Experts Say
The question of whether the “accelerated rise” in military cooperation with India – from exercises like Malabar to sharing sensitive…
New Arctic Strategy Calls for Regular Presence as a Way to Compete With Russia, China
The Navy and Marine Corps released a new Arctic strategy today, calling to extend their new focus on day-to-day competition…