The Civil War Ironclad Monitor’s Unknown Sailors Are Remembered and Honored at Arlington
While the guns of the USS Monitor went quiet 151 years ago, the final rifle volleys fired into the brisk …
Naval Forces
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Time-lapse Entering Dry Dock
This video by Chuck Oldham (Editor) is about the, "USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Time-lapse Entering Dry Dock."
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Responding to the Chinese Ballistic Missile Threat
As noted in earlier posts of this series on U.S. Navy missile defense, dealing with just the multi-headed hydra of …
Interview With U.S. 3rd Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman
Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman assumed command of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., in April 2011. …
SINKEX Live-fire Exercises Deliver Realistic Training
Conducting live-fire exercises using live ordnance and actual ships enhances realism and the effectiveness of training. Three decommissioned U.S. Navy …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Evolving Chinese Ballistic Missile Threat
Volumes have been written about the evolving strategic relationship between the United States and China, and much of that informed …
PLA Navy Commissions First Type 056 Corvette, Bengbu
China’s PLA Navy (PLAN) commissioned its first Type 056 corvette, Bengbu (FFG 582) at a ceremony in Shanghai on Feb. …
USS Freedom Sports New Paint; Gears Up for Deployment
As USS Freedom worked up for her March 1 deployment to the Asia-Pacific region, Lockheed Martin released this new video …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Continuing Evolution
How the Threat has Evolved
In an earlier post, we described how the worldwide ballistic missile threat has evolved. We …
Book Review – Mussolini’s Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regia Marina 1930-1945
Long the butt of ignorant jokes, the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) of World War II had capable professional officers, …