Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCWicker Pushes For Advanced Work On Amphibious Ships
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is pushing for the Navy to get authority to start advance procurement and incremental funding for two amphibious ships after the Navy’s FY ’20 budget request […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Expect To Fund Truman Refueling Over Navy Plans
This week lawmakers said they expect to fund the refueling of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier, overriding the Navy’s FY 2020 budget request. When pressed by Sen. […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins $1.47 Billion To Build The First LPD Flight II Ship
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on Tuesday awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $1.47 billion modification to procure the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the first Flight II San […]
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Navy/USMCBerger Nominated For Marine Corps Commandant
Lt. Gen. David Berger was nominated to serve as the commandant of the Marine Corps, Defense Department officials announced Wednesday. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan announced the nomination by […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers, Indo-Pacom Commander Link Arms Against Fleet Cuts
A pair of lawmakers from important Navy-heavy districts on Wednesday enlisted help from the head of Indo-Pacific command to slow shrinkage of the U.S. attack-submarine fleet, and prevent the early […]
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Navy/USMCAustal Wins $262 Million Mod For EPF-13 and -14; Unfunded Priorities List Converts EPF-14 To Medical Ship
The Navy awarded Austal USA a $262 million modification on Tuesday for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the 13th and 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport (T-EPF) ships while the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Says Ford Delayed Again And Next FSA Will Change Fleet Goal Mix
Navy officials on Tuesday told Congress the oft-delayed USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will have an additional three-month delay before its post-shakedown availability (PSA) ends and the next Force Structure […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Officials Defend Cutting Truman To Congress
Navy officials told the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee on Tuesday that looking at the future forces led to “tough choices” like cutting the refueling of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s First Maintenance Report Calls For More Dry Docks
The Navy on Wednesday released its first naval ship maintenance and modernization plan, underscoring the need for more dry docks because of the disparity between a backlog of repair work […]
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Navy/USMCNew 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan Sets Cap at 355 Ships
The Navy’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan sketches a faster plan to 355 ships, but caps it at that level going forward due to the increasing sustainment costs. In the “Report […]