WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps is focusing on retention of serving Marines as a way to mitigate the challenges of recruiting in today’s American society, the Corps’ assistant commandant said in recent public forums. “Our recruiting challenges this year…
Artillery Rapid Mobility Key to Survival, Marine Assistant Commandant Says
WASHINGTON — The Russian invasion of Ukraine is showing the value of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in providing long-range precision fires while shifting positions to avoid counter-battery fire, a senior Marine Corps general said, showing its advantages…
Navy Rethinking ‘Full-Mission Capability’ Definition with F-35s in Distributed Ops, Whitesell Says
ARLINGTON Va. — The Navy’s “Air Boss” said fifth-generation strike fighters are redefining the concept of full mission capability and changing the way a four-plane division operates in distributed maritime operations. Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, commander, Naval Air Forces and…
Sev1Tech Proposes Solutions for Moving Navy Shipyards into the Digital Age
ARLINGTON, Va. — As the U.S. Navy makes a huge investment in upgrading and modernizing its four public shipyards, one company is proposing ideas to move shipyard processes from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age using digital information technology. …
Q&A: Rear Admiral Ronald J. Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Rear Adm. Ronald J. Piret is a native of Chico, California, and graduated in 1993 from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Oceanography. He holds master’s degrees in oceanography and meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate…
Analysts: Carrier Air Wings Need Sustained Extended Range to Counter China
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s carrier air wings lack some of the characteristics needed to counter China in the event of a conflict, two naval analysts said in a webinar. Bryan Clark, senior fellow and director of the Center for…
Australian Defense Minister: AUKUS Subs a Huge Project to ‘Pull Off’
WASHINGTON — The new Australian government said it has no illusions of the immensity of the AUKUS plan to build nuclear-powered submarines and the effort required to make it come to pass. Last September, Australia, the United States and the…
Berger: Marine Corps Reinforcements to NATO Good Example of Stand-In Force Concept
ARLINGTON, Va. — The rapid deployment of Marine Corps forces exercising in Norway to a real-world situation in eastern Europe to shore up NATO presence was a good example of a stand-in force operating inside a weapons engagement zone, the…
Navy Orders Long-Lead Materials for Two Fleet Oilers, One Expeditionary Sea Base
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has awarded two contracts totaling $600 million for long-lead materials for three ships to be built by General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego. The materials will be used to build two fleet replenishment oilers…
Two DDGs from Truman Strike Group Return Home
ARLINGTON, Va. — The USS Gravely (DDG 107) returned to Naval Station Norfolk June 24, becoming the first ship of the strike group to return home. USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) followed on June 26, returning to its homeport of…
