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Navy/USMC

DoD Makes New Fleet Forces, Submarine Forces, And Fleet Cyber Command Nominations

Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

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DoD Makes New Fleet Forces, Submarine Forces, And Fleet Cyber Command Nominations

Adm. Christopher Grady, Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces and Naval Forces Northern Command. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced several Navy nominations on Tuesday including the commanders of U.S. Fleet Forces, Naval Submarine Forces, and Fleet Cyber Command.The administration nominated Vice Adm. Christopher Grady, commander of 6th Fleet, to be appointed full admiral and commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command. If confirmed, Grady would replace Adm. Phil Davidson who recently led the Navy’s Comprehensive Review of systemic causes that led to the deadly USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) and John S. McCain (DDG-56) collisions (Defense…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]