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Top Stories 2022: Navy, Marine Corps Faced Tough Recruiting Environment

Top Stories 2022: Navy, Marine Corps Faced Tough Recruiting Environment

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A recruit division marches in formation at Recruit Training Command on Dec. 29, 2022. US Navy Photo

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022.

The Navy, like the other military branches, spent 2022 facing a bleak recruiting environment, one that is expected to be harder in 2023. Over the past year, the sea service introduced several new policies, from increasing age limits to new billet programs, aimed at getting new sailors and keeping the ones already in the Navy. Read More →

Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Acquisition

Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Acquisition

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The future USS Oregon (SSN-788) pierside at General Dynamics Electric Boat on Feb. 28, 2022. USNI News Photo

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022.

This year saw the U.S. Navy moving down an acquisition path with more certainty than in 2021. Read More →

Top Stories 2022: U.S. Marine Corps Acquisition

Top Stories 2022: U.S. Marine Corps Acquisition

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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 24 attach a Light Armored Vehicle 25 to a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter’s lift hooks at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., on April 27, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022.

The Marine Corps is still pursuing Gen. David Berger’s overhaul to modernize the force, which includes preparing Marines to operate in the Indo-Pacific region against a competitor like China while maintaining the Corps’ focus on missions like crisis response. Read More →

Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Operations

Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Operations

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Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111) salute the ensign during the National Anthem while two EA-18G Growlers, assigned to the ‘Wizards’ of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, conduct a fly-by during a ceremony held in reverence of the Battle of Midway on June 4, 2022. US Navy Photo

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022.

This year saw the U.S. Navy trying to balance its focus on presence in the Indo-Pacific region with the need for ongoing deterrence missions in Europe amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Read More →