USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 4, 2024
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Now Operating in U.S. 7th Fleet
Aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is now operating in U.S. 7th Fleet, USNI News has learned.…
Navy’s ORION Program Aims to Connect Sailors, Marines with Resources Following Trauma
A program within Navy medicine, born out of fatal Western Pacific collisions in 2017, wants to connect sailors with resources…
SWO Boss Sets Goal for 75 Mission-Capable Surface Warships Ready to Deploy
The Navy has set a new goal to have 75 mission-capable surface ships that are prepared to deploy at any…
SWO Boss: Surface Fleet Reforms See Positive Results Five Years After Fatal Collisions
Surface warfare reforms crafted to improve mariner skills and manage demand for ships are trickling into the fleet five years…
Navy Denies Russian Claims of Expelling U.S. Destroyer From Territorial Waters In Sea of Japan
The U.S. Navy on Friday refuted Russian claims that it prevented a U.S. destroyer from crossing into its territorial waters…
NTSB 2020 Digest of Maritime Accident Investigations
The following is the National Transportation Safety Board recently released Safer Seas Digest 2020 that summarizes major maritime accidents and…
CNO Gilday: Tight Budgets Require Balance Between Readiness, Modernization
While the Navy is focused on readiness to prevent the pitfalls of an overworked and untrained force, it must also…
GAO: Navy Not Ready to Repair Battle Damaged Ships
The Navy is poorly positioned to fully repair its fighting fleet of warships damaged in future high-end battles, the Government Accountability…
Destroyer USS Russell Performs South China Sea FONOP
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer performed a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea on Wednesday, U.S. 7th Fleet…