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Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Approaching Mediterranean, French Deploy Warships Near Israel

Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Approaching Mediterranean, French Deploy Warships Near Israel

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) conducts routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 18, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is more than halfway across the Atlantic on its way to join the mass of U.S. naval forces in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East following the Hamas attacks on Israel earlier this month. Meanwhile, the French deployed an amphibious warship to join U.S. and U.K. ships to deter the conflict from spreading beyond Israel. Read More

Recon Marines on Dirt Bikes Deploying to a Theater Near You

Recon Marines on Dirt Bikes Deploying to a Theater Near You

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, starts his MMX motorcycle in preparation for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – For the past year, a Marine reconnaissance platoon has been testing an all-electric motorcycle that will help bolster its role as the eyes and ears of a Marine ground combat force in the expected future fight. Read More

Pentagon Extends USS Gerald R. Ford Deployment, Will Move U.S. Marines Closer to Israel

Pentagon Extends USS Gerald R. Ford Deployment, Will Move U.S. Marines Closer to Israel

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) conduct a refueling-at-sea in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 11, 2023. US Navy Photo

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has moved to extend the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and will move Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary closer to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters on Tuesday. Read More

Carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carl Vinson Deploy; Ike Will Join Carrier Ford in Eastern Med

Carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carl Vinson Deploy; Ike Will Join Carrier Ford in Eastern Med

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) deploys from Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 14, 2023. US Navy Photo

This post was updated with a Pentagon statement confirming USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean. 

Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers deployed this week, with four carrier strike groups currently deployed across the globe, USNI News has learned. Read More

Congressional Commission Calls for Third Nuclear Shipyard to Bolster U.S. Strategic Forces

Congressional Commission Calls for Third Nuclear Shipyard to Bolster U.S. Strategic Forces

Submarine construction continues apace in the latest US Navy budget request, which asks for two more Virginia-class submarines and another installment for the missile sub Columbia. Here, the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) is seen just after launch in March 2021 at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding. HII Photo

The Pentagon needs a third shipyard that can build nuclear-powered ships so the U.S. can keep pace with China and Russia’s nuclear modernization, a congressional commission said in a new report published Thursday. Read More

Navy Misses All Recruiting Goals in FY 2023, Raises Goals for FY 2024

Navy Misses All Recruiting Goals in FY 2023, Raises Goals for FY 2024

Recruits with the 64th Annual Recruit Cardinal Division stand at attention during a pass-in-review graduation ceremony inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command, Nov. 4, 2022. US Navy Photo

Despite a year of pilot programs aimed at getting new sailors, the Navy missed all its recruiting goals in Fiscal Year 2023, resulting in higher goals for next year, the sea service announced Tuesday. Read More