Twenty Former Marine Generals Want More Money for Amphibs
A constellation of twenty former U.S. Marine Corps generals — including a former commandant —wrote Congress to “highlight concerns,” on…
House Members Push Against Rumored U.S. Carrier Cut
A bipartisan group of Congressmen have written a letter to the Secretary of Defense expressing their strong support for maintaining…
Document: House Letter In Support of 11 Carrier Navy
The following is a letter from members of the House Armed Services Committee to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in…
Senate and House Committees Reach Defense Bill Compromise
The House and Senate armed services committees have agreed to a last minute compromise defense bill that would authorize funds…
Document: Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act Fact Sheet
From the Dec. 9, 2014 fact sheet on the Fiscal Year 2014 summary of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…
House Panel Will Take on Pentagon Acquisition
Saying “we’re making it harder and harder for good people to serve in the system,” the vice chairman of the…
Congress Questions Chinese Involvement in Upcoming U.S. Led Exercise
Members of Congress are calling for increased scrutiny on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy as part of the Fiscal…
Documents: Tuesday Department of the Navy HASC Statements
The following are the prepared testimonies from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and USMC Commandant…
Joint Chiefs to Congress: Budget Cuts Will Result in Deaths
The Joint Chiefs of Staff made another round of dire warnings about impending sequestration at a hearing Wednesday, this time…
CNO’s HASC Opening Statement
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert’s opening statement to the House Armed Services Committee for the Feb. 13 House…