Could the solution for achieving truly sustainable shipping be blowing in the wind, literally? The Oceanbird, an automobile-carrying cargo ship, may soon be sailing to a port near you on a stiff breeze. Swedish shipping company Wallenius Marine leading a study…
This weekend, get a fleeting view of the Navy in Los Angeles
Even a pandemic doesn’t stop the Navy and Los Angeles from celebrating “Fleet Week.” So much is different now due to COVID, but, according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, “Certain values never change … our commitment to serve the…
NATO Allies condemn assassination attempt on Russian opposition leader
The North Atlantic Council met Friday, Sept. 4 to address the assassination attempt on Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Last month, Navalny was hospitalized after getting sick during a Russian flight. He was later evacuated to Berlin, where experts said…
NATO’s Mine Countermeasures Group is on the move
Despite the COVID 19 pandemic, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) is on the move, participating in exercise Dynamic Move 20-2. Even though the exercise had fewer participants this year in order to reduce risk in the training rooms,…
Military Consumers React to Life During Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has cut back on time spent shopping for food and necessities, changing some military and dependent shopping habits and causing sales of some items — both essential and nonessential — to jump. Kristine Sturkie, a spokesperson for…
With Focus on Future Capabilities, U.S. 4th Fleet Is ‘Fleet for Innovation’
When it comes to evaluating new naval technologies and concepts in an operational environment, the U.S. 4th Fleet could be called “the fleet for innovation.” Christopher Heagney is the science adviser to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet,…
America’s Largest Port Home to Mighty Surface Warship USS Iowa
The Port of Los Angeles waterfront in San Pedro is home to the Pacific Battleship Center (PBC) and Battleship Iowa (BB 61) Museum. With its 16-inch guns, Tomahawk missiles and other weapons, the 45,000-ton Iowa was once a forceful and…
Fleet Tactics Author Wayne Hughes, Who Influenced Generations of Naval Officers, Dies at Age 89
Retired Navy Capt. Wayne Hughes, dean emeritus at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), died on Dec. 3 in Monterey, Calif. He was 89. Hughes was professor of practice, military operations research, a fellow of the Military Operations Research Society and…
Navy, Marine Corps Wrap Exercise of Littoral Combat Forces in Adverse Arctic Conditions
About 3,000 servicemembers took part in the Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE), which just concluded in Alaska. AECE is a manifestation of the joint Navy and Marine Corps Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment (LOCE) concept, issued in 2017, which…
High Latitudes, Higher Tension: Ice-Diminished Arctic Does Not Extend a Warm Welcome
Less ice in the Arctic is inviting more human activity. While the environmental changes in the far north have opened the previously fully frozen ocean and its coastline to opportunity, the Arctic is naturally a cold and inhospitable place that…