Admirals Ernest J. King and Chester W. Nimitz
In the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, President Franklin Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox decided that …
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Super Hornet IRST On Course for 2016
Capt. Francis Morley, NAVAIR’s Program Manager for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler (PMA-265) says the Super Hornet IRST …
F-35 Lightning II in 2011
On Jan. 20, 2012, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta took the F-35B STOVL variant off the probation imposed by former …
Metcons in the Military
Crowded schedules, limited equipment and an ever-evolving understanding of the athleticism of modern combat have precipitated drastic changes in military …
Wingman to the End: Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, and the Medal of Honor
Thomas Hudner had no idea how things were going to unfold on Dec. 4, 1950. As a carrier-based U.S. Navy …
Looks Like Everybody Wants Unmanned Cargo Capabilities
A multi-service general officer panel appearing at one industry conference in late 2011 was faced with an audience question of …
Sequestration and ‘Toxic Political Environment’ on Capitol Hill Could Hurt Defense, Senator Says
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), called for continued construction of multi-mission surface combatants during an address to the Surface Navy Association, …
New Littoral Combat Ship Coronado Christened at Alabama’s Austal Shipyard
The Navy christened the littoral combat ship Coronado (LCS 4) , on Jan. 14, 2012, in a ceremony at Austal …
Panetta: Budget Shortfalls and Global Security Challenges Place Defense Department at a ‘Turning Point’
While the U.S. is not abdicating global military leadership, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says “we are at a turning point.”…
Navy Rescues 13 Iranian Sailors from Somali Pirates
The head of Iran’s military said that Iranian ships had “chased” a U.S. aircraft carrier from the Persian Gulf, and …