Billionaire Paul Allen Finds Lost World War II Cruiser USS Indianapolis in the Philippine Sea
Seventy-two years after two torpedoes fired from a Japanese submarine sank cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35), the ship’s wreckage was found…
Marines Say Future High-End Pacific Fight Will Require Larger Force; CSBA Agrees In Preview To Future Fleet Architecture
The Marine Corps in recent years has grappled with how to remain a “fight-tonight” force without enough ships to take Marines…
New Lead Uncovered in Search for USS Indianapolis
More than 70 years after the cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was sunk, a new clue discovered by a Navy researcher…
Dunford: Marines Must Fundamentally Rethink Deployment Strategies, Training
Marines will have to continue to be adaptable to meet growing threats with limited resources by fundamentally rethinking how the Marine Corps organizes…
Work: Sixty Percent of U.S. Navy and Air Force Will Be Based in Pacific by 2020
More than half of U.S. Air Force and Navy forces will be based in the Asia Pacific by 2020 as…
The Legacy of USS Indianapolis
The following is a 1999 article from Proceedings, originally titled: The Sinking of the Indy & Responsibility of Command. The July…
U.S. Pacific Commander Defends 11 Carrier Navy
In a protracted discussion about how many aircraft carriers the United States needs, the top commander in the Pacific said…
Japan Seeks to Expand Military Power in Response to Chinese Expansion
A new draft of Japan’s national security strategy calls for an expansion of the country’s military power in reaction to…
The Royal Navy’s Pacific Strike Force
Naval History Magazine, January 2013 After more than five exhausting years of global conflict, the British Commonwealth organized a powerful…