Navy Leaders: Dept. of Energy Budget Cuts Threaten Navy’s Nuclear Fleet
The Navy’s top leaders claim ongoing the Department of Energy’s budget cuts are putting, “the nation’s security at risk,” in…
Document: Navy Warning to Congress Over Nuclear Funding Cuts
The following is a July 7, 2014 letter from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and head of Naval Reactors…
Amphibious Warship America to Leave for West Coast on Thursday
The first of the Navy’s latest class of amphibious warship, America (LHA-6), is set to depart Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula,…
Document: GAO Report on USS Freedom Deployment
The following is a the Government Accountability Office report, Deployment of USS Freedom Revealed Risks in Implementing Operational Concepts and…
Report: Navy’s 306 Ship Goal Faces Multiple Obstacles
In the U.S. Navy’s perfect world, the service will reach its goal of a 306-ship fleet by 2020, according to…
Sources: Engine ‘Definitely’ to Blame for June F-35 Fire
A June 23 fire that severely damaged a Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.,…
Document: Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan for Fiscal Year 2015
The following is the U.S. Navy’s: Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for…
Pentagon Grounds All F-35s
This post was updated to include a comment from Lockheed Martin. The Pentagon has formally grounded the entire Lockheed Martin…
Michelle Howard Promoted to Admiral
The Navy’s first female nominated to the rank of Admiral received her fourth star in a ceremony at the Women…
A Hundred Years Dry: The U.S. Navy’s End of Alcohol at Sea
As a flotilla of naval vessels from around the world participates in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) to…