HASC Adopts Amendment for $37B Boost to Defense Topline, Restores 5 Littoral Combat Ships
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment that would authorize a $37 billion increase to the annual…
HASC Chairman’s Mark Says Navy Can Shed 9 Littoral Combat Ships, Saves 4 Amphibs
The House Armed Services Committee chairman’s mark would allow the Navy to retire its nine Littoral Combat Ships as scheduled,…
HASC Chair Smith to White House: Send More Missiles and Drones to Ukraine
Send more long-range strike missiles and drones to Ukraine to disrupt Russia’s communications and long-range fires now, the chairman of…
Navy Relieves Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor CO Over Red Hill Leak
This story has been updated to correct the name of the commanding officer. The Navy relieved the commanding officer of…
SECNAV Del Toro: Navy Will Not Need to Build Fuel Facilities to Replace Red Hill Fuel Depot
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s solution to supplying its ships and aircraft with fuel in the Pacific after shutting down…
SECDEF Austin Orders Navy Red Hill Fuel Depot Permanently Closed
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the massive Red Hill Fuel Depot shuttered and abandoned, a reversal from the Pentagon’s…
Luria: U.S. Needs to Provide ‘Strategic Clarity’ on Defense of Taiwan
The United States must “provide strategic clarity” on what Washington would do if China invaded Taiwan, the vice chair of…
HASC Lawmakers Forecast ‘Bloodbath’ for Navy FY 2023 Budget
ARLINGTON, Va. – Two House Armed Services Committee lawmakers forecast a difficult upcoming budget cycle for the Navy and criticized…
Navy to Congress: Future of Hawaii Red Hill Fuel Facility Uncertain
Whether the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility in Hawaii remains open is uncertain, following two major fuel spills that…
Stefany: Repairs to USS Connecticut Could Cause ‘Perturbations’ in Public Shipyards
Unplanned repairs to the damaged attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) could disrupt the backlog of planned ship maintenance in the…