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…
GAO Report on Surface Warfare Officer Training
The following is the Nov. 14, 2019 Government Accountability Report, Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Changes…
Top Stories 2018: U.S. Navy Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
U.S. Surface Warfare Officers Will Now Use Logbooks to Record Time at Sea
Surface warfare officers are borrowing a lesson from naval aviators and will now keep a logbook of their time underway…
New Surface Forces Instruction Restricts Who Can Earn a SWO Pin
This post has been updated to specify that there are no restrictions on who an individual ship commander could qualify…
Navy Asks Hill for $64M for Short-Term Surface Warfare Reforms
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – The Navy is asking Congress for a $64-million adjustment in its budget to begin work on…
New Surface Warfare Officer Career Path Stresses Fundamentals; More Training Before First Ship, More Time At Sea
The U.S. Navy is retooling the career path for surface warfare officers in the aftermath of last year’s fatal guided-missile…
Two Fleets or One? HASC Settles on Single Readiness Generator After Lengthy Debate
The House Armed Services Committee debated how to balance ensuring that all forces throughout the Navy are equally ready for…
CNO: Navy Can Learn From Syria Strikes to Prepare for Higher-End Conflicts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy is studying its recent strikes on Syria to understand how the fleet performed well in…
Navy Creates Permanent Readiness Command To Monitor Japan-Based Ships
The Navy’s Japan-based ships are the pointed end of the spear and keeping them sharp falls to the recently created Naval Surface…