Navy Investigating Shipyard ‘Hot Work’ Fire Aboard USS Gettysburg
The Navy is investigating the cause of a maintenance yard fire aboard a guided-missile cruiser that sent four sailors to…
Navy Outlines Planning, Execution Failures in Cruiser Modernization Program
The Navy’s push to retire seven guided-missile cruisers stems from management and planning in its original modernization program that caused…
Lawmakers Probe Navy’s Plan to Decommission Cruisers, Navy Says Cuts Will Save $5B Across FYDP
This story has been updated to correct the number of missile cells on a Ticonderoga-class cruiser and the planned number…
Navy ‘Struggling’ to Modernize Aging Cruiser Fleet As Tight Budgets Push Pentagon to Shed Legacy Platforms
This post has been updated to clarify the timeline for the Flight III DDGs’ entry to the fleet. A plan…
UPDATED: Navy Prepares Ships for Hurricane Irma Relief Operations
Naval Air Station Key West has no power, but no major damage was reported and the command reported no injuries…
Navy Moves Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, 4 More Ships for Potential Hurricane Irma Relief Operations
Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), and amphibious transport dock ship USS New…
Amphib USS Wasp Offers Hurricane Irma Recovery Assistance to U.S. Virgin Islands
USS Wasp (LHD-1) arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands Thursday to offer recovery assistance in the wake of Hurricane Irma.…