'Falling Behind': Navy Criticized for Delays in Shipbuilding, Deployments that May Leave US Behind China The Navy has admitted that all of its key shipbuilding programs -- from the new Columbia-class submarine to the new...
USS Marinette Executive Officer Died of Apparent Suicide While Aboard Ship in Cleveland The Navy said that Cmdr. Jonathan Volkle, the executive officer of the littoral combat ship USS Marinette, was found dead...
Majority of Retired 4-Star Officers Got Jobs in Defense Industry, New Report Says More than 80% of the highest-ranking military officers who left the service over the past five years moved into jobs working...
A Dozen Sailors Checked for Smoke Inhalation After USS Milwaukee Fire at Florida Naval Base The Navy has provided new details about the fire that broke out last week aboard the USS Milwaukee, a littoral combat ship...
Navy Leader Floats Idea of Selling Troubled Littoral Combat Ships to South America The Freedom-class variant was found to have a major flaw with its combining gear, leading to the decision to decommission the...
Navy Wants to Scrap 9 Littoral Combat Ships Along with 15 Others to Pay for New Carriers and Submarines The Navy wants to scrap 24 ships in a move designed to give military planners enough money to modernize the rest of the fleet...
US Navy to Christen Ship Named for Australian Capital The Navy will christen a ship made in Alabama on Saturday, naming it after Australia's capital city.
'Super Corvette:' Former Navy Secretary Reveals He Pushed to Rename Littoral Combat Ship The Navy plans to divest itself of the first four experimental LCSs.
The Navy Is Naming its Next New Frigate USS Congress Another Navy ship will be named in honor of George Washington's six original frigates.
Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships Will Be on the Front Lines in the Pacific, SWO Boss Says Vice Adm. Kitchener said the LCS is a useful tool in the Pacific, where the Navy is focused on littoral operations.
Russian Flotilla Off Florida Coast Sparks Deployment of US Navy Destroyers, Planes The Russian Ministry of Defense said in an online post that the ships conducted exercises in the use of "high-precision...
Massive Search at Hawaii Marine Corps Training Ground Fails to Find Alleged Poachers Carrying Gun, Knife The alleged trespassing coincided with reports of "shots fired" at the training area, which apparently did not originate from...
White House 'Strongly Opposes' Proposed 19.5% Pay Hike for Junior Enlisted Troops The statement from the White House suggested Congress should wait until the administration's review is done to make any...
Navy Relieved 12 Commanders in 6 Months — Including 3 Firings that Were Never Publicly Announced When asked why the three firings were not made public, a Navy spokesman said that the sea service does not publicly announce...
5.5% vs. 19.5% Pay Raise: Senate Diverges from House on How Much to Boost Junior Enlisted Paychecks The House and Senate will need to negotiate a compromise version of their respective bills before this year's NDAA can become...