Odyssey Dawn: U.S. Joins Coalition Partners to Establish a No-fly Zone Over Libya
The United States has joined with coalition partners to establish a no-fly zone over Libya in response to a United …
U.S. Navy
Not There Yet: The 2011 Defense Budget
As the 112th Congress convened on Jan. 5, 2011, the Department of Defense (DoD) – like all of the federal …
Poseidon Among New Naval Aircraft Joining the Fleet During the Centennial of Naval Aviation Year
The U.S. Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft has entered into Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
Prime contractor …
Desert Shield – Desert Storm: 20th Anniversary of the Gulf War
Throughout this January and February America and its allies everywhere have been recognizing and commemorating the 20th anniversary of Operations …
The Quest Tragedy and a Strategic Response to Piracy
With the sad news of the murder of four Americans by Somali pirates off the coast of Africa, the United …
Gulf War: F-14 Tomcat in Combat
When Operation Desert Storm began, the F-14 Tomcat was the only fighter in the U.S. inventory to have scored an …
Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Pioneered in Peace and War
Vice Adm. Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. racked up a long list of “firsts” in surface warfare before becoming the first …
Gulf War: Naval Lessons of the Gulf War
For the Navy, the Gulf War was an introduction to the post-Cold War world. It was the first major joint …
Ohio-class Replacement Will Carry “Re-packaged and Re-hosted” Weapons System
America’s next generation of ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) achieved an important program milestone, known as “Milestone A,” which gives the …
Naval War College: School for Strategists
On Oct. 6, 1884, Secretary of the Navy William E. Chandler issued General Order No. 325 establishing “a College for …