Oiler USNS Big Horn Now in Port in Oman as Congress Raises Questions Over Logistics Fleet
The U.S. Navy oiler damaged in the Arabian Sea this week is now in port in Oman, according to photos…
Royal Australian Navy Destroyer Fires Naval Strike Missile on Former U.S. Amphib During RIMPAC 2024
This story has been updated to clarify that HMAS Sydney (DDG-42) demonstrated a Naval Strike Missile firing during the SINKEX.…
Military Sealift Command Ship Crew Extinguishes Engine Fire, Ship Towed Back to Alabama
A fire broke out in the engine room of the USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK-3012), leaving it stranded off the…
Lawmakers Call on Biden to Create a New Maritime Policy Czar
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on President Joe Biden to create a maritime czar to organize American seapower…
USNS Maury to be Renamed in Honor of Geologist Who Mapped Atlantic Ocean
A Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship, named after a Navy oceanographer and a former Confederate, will now bear the name USNS…
NASSCO Lays Keel for Future Expeditionary Sea Base USS Robert E. Simanek
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company recently laid the keel for the Navy’s next Expeditionary Sea Base, the service…
‘We’re Ignoring the Problem’ of Stressed U.S. Maritime Infrastructure, Says MSC Commander
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American defense maritime industrial base has atrophied to a point where the United States builds less…
TRANSCOM Commander: American Shipyards Need Revitalization to Help Modernize Military Sealift Command
Buying nine used cargo ships is a first step toward the much needed modernization of Military Sealift Command’s fleet, but…
Navy Commissions USS Miguel Keith in California
The Navy’s latest Expeditionary Sea Base ship officially entered the fleet on Saturday.…
COVID-19 Pandemic Shows Mariners Are Essential Workers, Experts Say
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted why mariners – from ferry crews to masters of Triple E-class container ships – are…