Deployed to Africa, USS ‘Woody’ Williams Key Platform to Train, Engage Partners in Piracy Hotspot
The small, rigid-hulled inflatable boat sped from the Brazilian Navy Frigate BNS Independencia (F-44) last week, taking an armed boarding…
Navy Prefers Fielding ‘Revolutionary’ Combat Capability Through New Weapons Rather than New Hull Designs
SAN DIEGO – The Navy is striving to field “revolutionary combat capability” in new ships and through mid-life modernizations, but…
Top Stories 2018: U.S. Marine Corps Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Marines See Future for Special Purpose MAGTFs Even As Ship Count Rises
THE PENTAGON – The Marine Corps may have expanded its use of ground-based Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (SP-MAGTFs)…
2nd Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Delivers to Navy
The Navy’s second afloat base for special operations and mine countermeasure forces has delivered to the service, according to a…
ESB USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Likely to Deploy to Mediterranean
CAPITOL HILL – The Marine Corps intends for the next Expeditionary Sea Base ship, the future USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams…