Marine Corps IG Removed, ‘Counseled’ for Failures as 1st MARDIV CO Following Fatal AAV Sinking Investigation
The Marine Corps inspector general – who last month was suspended from the role as the service’s watchdog – won’t…
House Lawmakers Call For Long-Term Strategy For Sealift After Decades of Neglect
House lawmakers are calling on U.S. Transportation Command and the U.S. Maritime Administration to create a sealift strategy amid decades…
NAVSEA: Navy Could Accelerate Some Public, Private Shipyard Upgrades If Money Were Available
Support is growing within the House Armed Services Committee to accelerate Navy efforts to improve ship repair capacity at both…
UPDATED: Marine Corps Suspends General Over Deadly AAV Accident, Navy Launches Own Investigation
This post has been updated to include a statement from the U.S. Navy. The Marine Corps recently suspended a two-star…
House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Save Navy’s INSURV Reports
Two House lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation that, if passed, would keep the long-standing independent report on Navy ships going…
Navy, Marine Corps Had a Good Safety Record in 2020 But Have Plans to Get Better
Navy leaders in all communities are taking a hard look at how they can use data to prevent training accidents…
Navy Looking to Accelerate Effort to Revitalize Public Shipyards Amid Lawmaker Concerns
The Navy is evaluating how it can speed up the timeline for its initiative to renovate aging public shipyards amid…
Lawmakers Want Navy to Take New Look at Destroyer Hybrid Electric Drive
Pushing the military to become more energy efficient is an emerging theme of the House Armed Services Committee Fiscal Year…