Lawmaker Worries Marine Corps Investing Too Heavily In Aviation Over Ground Vehicles
The Marine Corps’ top financial officer told lawmakers that the service considers its modernization programs properly balanced between aviation and…
Marine Aviation Going After Small Maintenance Issues that Create Big Readiness Problems
THE PENTAGON – The Marine Corps is tackling the little problems that combine to create major burdens on the aviation…
Navy Posthumously Advances SEAL Killed in Yemen
The Navy announced it would posthumously promote the SEAL who died in a late January operation in Yemen, according to…
1 SEAL Killed, 4 Injured In Raid Against AQAP In Yemen; USS Makin Island Supported Operation
This post has been updated to include the name of the SEAL killed in action. One Navy SEAL was killed…
Navy, Marines to Test, Stretch Aviation-heavy USS America Before Deployment
The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit will experiment with two different mixes of aircraft during at-sea training exercises before leaving with…
Interview: Lt. Gen. Bailey Says F-35, Closer Partnerships Will Enhance Operations in 2017
This post has been modified to reflect that only USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3) will be modified to support MV-22 operations,…
Top Stories 2016: U.S. Navy Acquisition
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
MAWTS-1 Advancing F-35B, Marine Aviation Operations For Future Fight
This article is the second in a two-part series on the future of Marine Corps aviation. To read about how…
13th MEU CO: ARG/MEUs are Key ‘Theater Mobile Forces’
CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF. — With a short, “you’re dismissed,” Col. Anthony “Tony” Henderson gave the Marines and Navy personnel staring…
V-22 Experiment On Carrier Shows Increased Flexibility Over C-2 In COD Mission
Using the MV-22 Osprey as the basis for the Navy’s new Carrier On-Board Delivery (COD) is poised to add significant…