Wittman: Armed Services Committee Won’t Accept Proposed Navy Shipbuilding Plan; More Hulls Needed
CAPITOL HILL – The House Armed Services Committee will not accept a Navy shipbuilding plan of anything lower than 13…
Neller: Future Marine Corps Could be an ‘Older, More Experienced’ Force
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Marine Corps has a long, storied history as a formidable – and young – fighting…
Neller: Marine Corps Needs Budget Stability for Efficient Multiyear Deals, Recruiting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ongoing continuing resolutions and budget uncertainty are hampering the Marine Corps’ ability to buy new equipment efficiently…
Neller: Marines Must Prepare to ‘Fight to Get to the Fight’ In High-End Littoral Warfare
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO — The Marine Corps is continuing to develop and practice its Marine Corps Operating Concept and…
Marine Corps Orders 24-Hour Operational Pause for All Aviation Units Within Next 2 Weeks
The Marine Corps ordered all its aviation units to hold a 24-hour stand-down at some point in the next two…
31st MEU Flight Operations Resume After 48-Hour Pause Following Aug. 5 Fatal Crash
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit launched a full investigation into Saturday’s fatal MV-22 crash off the coast of Australia and…
Document: Marine Corps Order on Leader Development
The following is Marine Corps Order 1500.61, “Marine Leader Development,” issued by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller on July…
Edward Lin Will Serve 6 Years for Mishandling Classified Information, Not Reporting Foreign Contacts
A previous version of the post erroneously deleted a quote from former military lawyer Rob “Butch” Bracknell. The quote has…
CNO, Commandant Call For Balance, Tight Integration As Fleet Grows To 355 Ships
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – As the Navy looks to grow from its 274 ships today to a new goal of…
Lawmakers ask for Hypothetical Budgets to Build a 355 Ship Navy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers have asked the Congressional Budget Office for data on what it would take to reach a…