Obama Wants New USCG Icebreaker Faster
President Barack Obama announced “new investments” in the Arctic, including acceleration of the program to build a new heavy …
Naval Forces
Building and Improving Virginia-class SSNs
Newer is usually better, but often more expensive, too. The U.S. Navy’s Virginia class (SSN 774) of nuclear-powered multi-mission attack …
Higgins and His War-winning Boats
During World War II, the United States created the largest and most powerful navy on the planet. But while its …
Maritime Security 2015 West
Maritime security experts from federal, state and local jurisdictions are meeting in San Diego this week as part of …
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of LCS 6
Austal Limited, USA, delivered the future littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) to the U.S. Navy Saturday Aug. …
LCS Longbow Hellfire Missile Test Successful
From Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships
Engineering development tests of modified Longbow Hellfire missiles for use on littoral combat …
Navy to Commission USS John Warner SSN 785
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, the U.S. Navy will commission USS John Warner at U.S. Naval Station Norfolk. When Warner joins …
SNA West Coast Symposium 2015
The annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) West Coast Symposium was held on the waterfront at Naval Station San Diego on …
Maritime Security NSSE 2015
For maritime security experts, there were a lot of lessons learned after the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) …
“Old Salt” Designation Passes to Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd
The ”Old Salt” designation, honoring the Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) serving on active duty with the earliest Surface …