Littoral Combat Ship Freedom Sorties from Singapore to Validate LCS Concept of Operations
The U.S. Navy’s new Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS) is making a deployment to the Western Pacific and the U.S. …
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Book Review – Trident K-9 Warriors: My Tale from the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines
Though the use of military working dogs (MWDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan was common knowledge, it did not become headline …
The F/A-18 Celebrates 35 Years
Introduced in 1978, the venerable F/A-18 is celebrating 35 years as an integral part of naval aviation. The multimission strike-fighter …
The Ensign, the Rescue, and the HUP Helicopter
Less than a month after the signing of the armistice that ended the Korean War, a U.S. Navy photo of …
Aegis BMD Sea-Based Elements: At Sea Today and Tomorrow
Strategic Underpinnings of Aegis BMD at Sea
The most recent U.S. national level strategic guidance is the January 2012 Department …
Combat Dragon II Demonstrates OV-10G+ Bronco Capabilities
In recent months, the U.S. special operations community has been quietly evaluating two North American OV-10G+ Bronco light combat aircraft …
Aegis BMD Sea-Based Elements: The Ship-based Solution
The U.S. Navy’s strong commitment to a national ballistic missile defense is articulated in the 2007 tri-service A Cooperative Strategy …
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 …
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 …
Urgent Fury: U.S. Special Operations Forces in Grenada, 1983
Located 1,530 miles southeast of Miami, Fla., the island of Grenada was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1498 on his …