Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMC
GAO Finds 37 Percent Of Japan-Based Destroyer/Cruiser Warfare Certifications Are Expired
In testimony before members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) lastThursday, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official explained that his office found 37 percent of warfare certifications for U.S. […]
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Navy/USMC
U.S. Navy Response And Preparation For Hurricane Irma
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and the Navy are supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response to Hurricane Irma as it moves through the Caribbean towards Florida by deploying multiple […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Conducts Third Successful AMDR Test
The Navy last week said it successfully conducted a third air and ballistic missile defense flight test set with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) on Thursday off […]
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Navy/USMC
HASC Members See Forward Deploying Forces Contributing To DDG Collisions
Members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Thursday pushed two high-level Navy officials over recent ship collisions and how forward deploying forces in part contributed to recent mishaps […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy To Issue Heavy Lift Task Order To Transport DDG-56 To Japan
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said Wednesday it intends to issue a task order for the salvage patching and heavy lift transport of the damaged USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) […]
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Navy/USMC
Spencer Names Industry Members To Navy Strategic Readiness Panel
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer revealed four private industry players and one national lab as participants in a second Navy review on recent ship collisions. Spencer said the […]
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Budget
Thornberry Predicts CR But More Money For Missile Defense
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said he thinks Congress will pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through December and could add additional money for […]
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Budget
Thornberry Predicts CR But More Money For Missile Defense
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said he thinks Congress will pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through December and could add additional money for […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Secretary Directs Second, Independent, Surface Incident Review
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer has formed an independent subject matter expert team to operate a Strategic Readiness Review as one of the responses to recent surface fleet collision […]
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Navy/USMC
Lockheed Missile Detection System Passes Initial Navy Review
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] helicopter-based anti-ship missile detection system passed the U.S. Navy’s first review, the company said Tuesday. The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) Active Mission payload (AMP) AN/ALQ-248 system […]