Document: Pentagon Report on Sequestration Impact
The following is an April, 2014 report from the Department of Defense on the projected impact of so-called sequestration cuts from…
NAVAIR to Select Presidential Helicopter by End of May
The U.S. Navy hopes to select a contractor for the VXX Presidential helicopter program — known as Marine One when…
Top CENTCOM Marine: 2012 Benghazi Attack Changed USMC Roles in Africa and Middle East
The murder of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three Americans in his security detail during an attack on the American…
Navy and Marines Still Unclear How Army Will Fit Into Pacific Pivot
The key to success for operations in the Pacific is mobility, but having sufficient resources to meet the vast requirements—even…
How U.S. Sea Services Plan to Operate Forward
One way to counter the drawdown in defense spending at home and with allies and partners is to look at…
Sea Service Officials Talk Future Energy Needs
Storage and the ability to move energy from “one platform to another,” be it to a laser weapon or a…
Document: Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2015 Unfunded Priorities
The following is the Pentagon’s April, 1 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 unfunded priorities list delivered to Congress as an addendum…
Document: GAO Report on Selected Pentagon Weapon Systems
The following is from the Government Accountability Office’s March, 31, 2014 report to Congress, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs.…
Twenty Former Marine Generals Want More Money for Amphibs
A constellation of twenty former U.S. Marine Corps generals — including a former commandant —wrote Congress to “highlight concerns,” on…
F-35 Program Office Confident Marine Joint Strike Fighter Will Be Ready by 2015
The F-35 program office is confident that the aircraft’s Block 2B software will be ready in time for the U.S.…