Surface Navy Association Symposium 2012
With the ink barely dry on a new national defense strategy, senior naval officers, government officials, and members of private …
Naval Forces
Wingman to the End: Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, and the Medal of Honor
Thomas Hudner had no idea how things were going to unfold on Dec. 4, 1950. As a carrier-based U.S. Navy …
Sequestration and ‘Toxic Political Environment’ on Capitol Hill Could Hurt Defense, Senator Says
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), called for continued construction of multi-mission surface combatants during an address to the Surface Navy Association, …
Marine Corps Outlines Ground Equipment Reset Strategy
The United States Marine Corps has released a draft of its Ground Equipment Reset Strategy for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) …
New Littoral Combat Ship Coronado Christened at Alabama’s Austal Shipyard
The Navy christened the littoral combat ship Coronado (LCS 4) , on Jan. 14, 2012, in a ceremony at Austal …
First VUAV Cargo Delivery in a Combat Zone
A detachment of Marines from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing recently completed the first unmanned aerial system cargo delivery in a …
Navy Rescues 13 Iranian Sailors from Somali Pirates
The head of Iran’s military said that Iranian ships had “chased” a U.S. aircraft carrier from the Persian Gulf, and …
U.S. Navy Explores Long Range Ocular Interrupter (LROI)
U.S. Navy representatives have revealed service interest in available technologies and solutions that could be applied to a potential long …
MARFORCYBER: Marines Fight in a New Domain
New Marine Corps commands typically involve specific battlefield weapons, systems, or capabilities, from ship-based expeditionary units to aviation to special …
Marine Corps Training and Education: Train As You Fight
A part of the Marine Corps that is critical to everything else – especially to the ability of the Corps …