Last Minute FY 22 $728.5B Defense Bill Funds 13 Navy Ships, 12 F/A-18s; Saves 3 LCS From Decommissioning
House appropriators signed out an early morning, all-in-one federal funding bill that pluses up the overall budget Pentagon budget and…
Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
The following is the March 8, 2021, Congressional Research Service Report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and…
Former CNO Thomas Hayward Remembered For Professionalizing Navy, Taking on Soviets
Adm. Thomas B. Hayward, who served as the 21st chief of naval operations from 1978 to 1982, died March 3.…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Destroyer Programs
The following is the March 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues…
Carl Vinson Deployment Was Navy’s Test Case for 5th-Gen Aviation, Pacific Carrier Operations
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS CARL VINSON, OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA – USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) pulled into its homeport…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Feb. 9, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Destroyer Programs
The following is the Feb. 3, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues…
Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
The following is the Jan. 20, 2022, Congressional Research Service Report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Jan. 12, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
Carrier USS Carl Vinson, Essex Amphibious Ready Group Drill in the South China Sea
KULALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Essex Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 11th Marine…