D-Day: Horace Flack, Margaret Flack, and the USS Harding
For sailor Horace Flack, the war started before he was old enough to enlist. Flack wasn’t 18 years old yet …
Surface Ships
The Future of Military Sealift Command
Rear Adm. Mark “Buz” Buzby has retired after a distinguished 34-year career in the U.S. Navy, the last three and …
Former Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis Transferred to Growing Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh navy (BN) took possession of its largest warship on May 23, 2013 in Alameda, Calif., with the “hot …
Book Review – The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 19th Edition
It is a remarkable achievement for any book that is not the scripture of a major religion to reach its …
Book Review – French Cruisers: 1922-1956
Between the world wars, France built a series of beautiful but tragic warships. It may seem strange to call warships …
Fire Scout Reliability Gains Generate More Demand
The more reliable the Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout becomes, the more theater commanders want it. At the end of March, …
U.S. Navy UAV Developments Accelerate
It’s a matter of historical record that the Royal Navy‘s first aircraft carrier, HMS Argus, was fully operational for more …
Navies Sail into Singapore for IMDEX 2013
Delegations of senior naval officers from Asia and around the world converged on Singapore May 14-16 for the 9th International …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Operation Burnt Frost
The recent situation in Northeast Asia has been extensively covered by Defense Media Network. Over the past several weeks, international …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Evolution of the Standard Missile
It’s the Missile that Hits the Target
The U.S. Navy has a long and largely successful history of shipboard Aegis …