ARLINGTON, Va. — The coronavirus pandemic may have disrupted normal operations and planned training exercises over the last two years, but it drove U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units in the Indo-Pacific to work together and solve problems under trying conditions,…
Commandant Sees Bigger Role for Marine Raiders in Great Power Competition
ARLINGTON, Va. — Like the rest of U.S. Special Operations Command, Marine Raiders will have a bigger role to play in the military’s competition with a rising China and resurgent Russia, the Marine Corps commandant says. After 20 years with a…
Navy, Marine Corps Dismissals for Declining COVID-19 Vaccination on the Rise
ARLINGTON, Va. — The number of U.S. Marines and Sailors dismissed from the services for refusing vaccination against COVID-19 has grown to well over 600, officials say. On Feb. 2, the Navy announced it has dismissed 118 Sailors, 96 active duty…
Navy Tweaks Guidance for COVID Shipboard Measures to Comply with Updated CDC Advice
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has updated guidance to commanders for keeping COVID-19 infections off ships, and what to do if prevention measures fail. The latest Standardized Operation Guidance (5.0), issued by Vice Adm. William Merz, deputy chief of Naval…
Navy Still Plans to Start New Frigate Construction in April 2022
ARLINGTON, Va. — As the first new U.S. Navy frigate works its way through detailed and functional design phases, officials still plan an April start for building the lead ship of the Constellation class. “Right now, as far as construction, we’re…
General: Undersea Domain Critical to Marines’ Role as Maritime Chokepoint Defenders
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ role in distributed maritime operations will require technology that can identify underwater threats as well as dangers posed by surface vessels and long range aircraft and missiles, a top commander says. Speaking Jan. 13 at…
USCG Commandant: COVID, Design Complexity Added Construction Delays to Polar Security Cutter
ARLINGTON, Va. — The coronavirus pandemic and the complexity of building the first U.S. heavy ice breaker in nearly 40 years were among the reasons for another year’s delay in the expected delivery of the Polar Security Cutter, Coast Guard Commandant…
Navy Secretary Sees Climate Change, Illegal Fishing as Global Maritime Security Challenges
ARLINGTON, Va. — Linking climate change’s impact on trade, fishing, energy and employment with the economic and environmental toll of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says the world’s “blue economy” has never been more important…
Corps Discharging 103 Marines for Refusing COVID vaccine; Navy to Separate Sailors Who Stay Unvaccinated
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has discharged 103 Marines for refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus COVID-19, officials announced Dec. 16. “Per Marine Corps policy (MARADMINs 462/21, 533/21, and 612/21), any active-duty Marine and Ready Reserve Marine in an active duty status…
Berger: Pacific Stand-In Forces Will Rely on Allies, Joint Force Sensors to Avoid Another Wake Island
ARLINGTON, Va. — Marine Corps Stand-In Forces are needed in the contested sea lanes and littorals of the Western Pacific as the leading edge of a maritime defense-in-depth that can disrupt the plans of potential adversaries, according to the Corps’ commandant….
