Navy Fuels Lab Explores New Fuel Resources
There’s a lot of work ahead if the U.S. Navy is to ply global blue waters unfettered by energy concerns …
Naval Forces
Marine Corps Calls for “New Program” View of EFV
With the recent delivery of the first SDD-2 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle prototypes to the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch …
First SDD-2 EFV Prototypes Delivered to Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is preparing to begin government developmental testing on the System Development & Demonstration (SDD)-2 prototypes …
The State of U.S. Sealift
Since the first ship put to sea thousands of years ago, sealift has been the primary method used to move …
Sea-based Missile Defense
Dramatic surface fleet changes are under way as the U.S. Navy moves to boost the numbers of multimission Aegis cruisers …
Down in the Weeds
In the not-too-distant future aircraft carrier deck refueling personnel or “purple shirts” as they’re commonly known, may be gassing up …
Littoral Combat Ship
Both competing prototypes of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) are now complete, and as of spring 2010, the U.S. Navy …
Book Review – Topgun Days: Dogfighting, Cheating Death, and Hollywood Glory as One of America’s Best Fighter Jocks
The U.S. Navy officially retired its last F-14 Tomcat in September 2006, (the actual last flight was Oct. 4) but …
Interview with Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby: The State of U.S. Sealift
The Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) is the primary resource for short-term, immediate sealift requirements for both combat and humanitarian/relief …
Barring the Door: Three Different Anti-Access Approaches
Sometimes the U.S. Navy says that its role is often to “kick in the door” – to gain access to …