VIDEO: Marine ACVs Make Operational Premiere in Balikatan 2024 Exercise
Amphibious Combat Vehicles disembarked from USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) and into Philippine waters during Balikatan 2024 over the weekend, marking the maiden deployment of…
GAO Tells Senate Panel U.S. Shipyards Are Major Readiness Concern
Even with space available in shipyards, fewer than 40 percent of Navy ships completed availability repairs on time, the Government Accountability Office’s director of…
Report to Congress on North Korea-Russia Relations
The following is the May 6, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, North Korea-Russia Relations: Current Developments…
Houthis Threaten to Expand Range of Targets in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
The Houthis will target any ship it believes is connected to a company supplying Israel and block it from passing through the Red Sea if…
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Back in Red Sea, Passes 200-Day Deployment Mark
Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is back in the Red Sea and has been deployed for more than 200 days, according to…
Chinese Fighter Drops Flares in Front of Aussie Helo in ‘Unprofessional’ Action, Say Officials
A People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter jet dropped flares in front of a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R over the Yellow Sea on…
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now in the Mediterranean Sea
This post has been updated to correct that USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) did not make a port call in Bahrain in December. After…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 6, 2024
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 6,…
VIDEO: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Change of Command
The following is the May 3, 2024, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command change of command ceremony. Adm. Samuel Paparo took charge of the command from Adm.…
SECDEF Austin Meets with Defense Chiefs from Australia, Japan and the Philippines
Defense chiefs from the U.S, Australia, Japan and the Philippines have agreed to increase joint activities, including military exercises, following a quadrilateral meeting on…
UPDATED: 30 Sailors, Marines Injured After LCAC Collision During Wasp ARG, 24th MEU Training Off Florida
This post has been updated with additional information from U.S. 2nd fleet. One sailor remained hospitalized Friday for treatment of injuries sustained after two…
Marines, Navy Crafting Long-Term Fixes for Amphibious Warship Shortages
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the long-term future for the amphibious fleet is secured with a Navy commitment to 31 amphibious warships in the Fiscal…