Reports to Congress, DoD Guidelines on Coronavirus Outbreak
The following is the Jan. 31, 2020 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): Developments in China and…
SOUTHCOM Faller Lauds LCS USS Detroit Deployment, Asks For More Ships
Adm. Craig Faller lauded the ongoing deployment of the Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS-7) to U.S. Southern Command while…
Panel: China Now Well Positioned to Bully Neighbors in South China Sea
China’s recent activities in the South China Sea, which include bullying Vietnam and Malaysia over ocean drilling and ramming Philippine…
Officials: U.S.-Japan Iron Fist Amphib Exercise ‘Extremely Important’ as China’s Navy Expands
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sailors and Marines kicked off an annual bilateral Iron Fist exercise with Japanese soldiers on Friday…
China Expected to Pressure Taiwan After Recent Presidential Election
A previous version of this post identified the incorrect author. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Expect Beijing to probe Taiwan’s air, sea…
Report to Congress on U.S.-China Competition in the South, East China Seas
The following is the Dec. 20, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas:…
Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
The following is the Dec. 20, 2019 Congressional Research Service, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues…
Report to Congress on Great Power Competition and National Defense
The following is the Dec. 19, 2019 report, Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress…
U.S. Navy Has Been Shut Out of Hong Kong Since July
This post was updated with additional information about USS McCampbell (DDG-85), which in August was denied permission to visit the…
Report: U.S. Shoulders Steep Price to Protect Merchant Ships in Strait Of Hormuz
The Navy pays a steep price keeping an aircraft carrier with escorts on station to deter attacks on oil tanker…