Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Expanding as Tokyo Takes New Approach to Maritime Security
When President Donald Trump visited Japan this month, he was taken on board JS Kaga, one of a pair of…
Panel: Trade Tensions May Complicate Delicate Security Environment in Indo-Pacific
Washington’s simmering trade war with and tariffs against China are creating some unintended consequences for the U.S. military and its…
Former U.S. Forces in Korea CO: Cancelling More Military Exercises Weakens Ability to Deter North Korea
The U.S. and South Korea’s ability to deter North Korea will be greatly decreased if a major military exercise planned…
Trump, Kim Joint Summit Statement Could Restrict U.S. Navy Presence Near Korean Peninsula
The ambiguous joint statement issued by President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following their Singapore summit…
Trump Lauds Coast Guard Leaders During Commandant Change of Command
Retiring U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft leaves a service not only respected by Congress and the White House,…
Panel: Advocates for Jones Act Reform See Best Chance in Decades
Hurricane Maria’s trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the arrival of a new administration may provide the impetus to…
Top Stories 2017: International Acquisition
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Former SECNAV Lehman: Russian Cyber Forces Stealing U.S. Technological Edge
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. military is losing its technological edge, in part because Russian cyber forces have penetrated the…
Former SECNAV Nominee Philip Bilden Elected to Huntington Ingalls Board
Financier Philip M. Bilden was elected to the board of directors of Huntington Ingalls Industries, the shipbuilder with $7 billion…
Document: Pentagon Interim Guidance on Transgender Service Members
The following is the Office of the Secretary of Defense Sept. 14, 2017 memorandum, Military Service by Transgender individuals –…