WASHINGTON — The Navy’s top officer did not request any funds for procurement of the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile – Nuclear (SLCM-N) in the 2023 budget proposal but would like to fund a small amount of research and development to keep…
Berger: Holistic Look Needed for Maritime Prepositioning Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ commandant sees a continued need for the Maritime Prepositioning Force in the future as his Force Design 2030 initiative is implemented. The MPF, managed by the Military Sealift Command, is comprised of two squadrons…
Marine Corps Force Design Update Adjusts MV-22 Squadron Force Levels
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 annual report has announced adjustments in the force levels of its Marine medium tiltrotor (VMM) squadrons that fly the MV-22B Osprey assault transport aircraft. “We originally planned to divest three MV-22…
Naval Safety Command to Conduct No-Notice, Short-Notice Inspections
ARLINGTON, Va. — The new Naval Safety Command intends to hold no-notice and short-notice safety inspections of Navy commands to identify and understand risk and assess the safety posture of the fleet, the new command’s first commander said. One-star Rear…
Q&A: Vice Adm. William J. Galinis, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, responded to questions about the Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard from Senior Editor Richard R. Burgess. What is the Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard? GALINIS: Naval Sustainment System – Shipyard (NSS-SY)…
Marine Corps Plans to Activate Second Adversary Aircraft Squadron in 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps plans to activate a second adversary aircraft squadron to meet the future aerial combat training needs of its fighter attack squadrons. The second squadron will provide the East Coast with similar training assets as…
Marine Corps to Increase KC-130J Force in Pacific to Enhance Mobility of Marine Littoral Regiment
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps plans to activate another KC-130J Super Hercules tanker/transport squadron as part of its aim to provide increased mobility of Marine Corps forces in the Pacific area of responsibility in support of Force Design 2030. …
Marine Corps Aviation Plan Reduces Number of F-35s in Some Squadrons, Keeps 420 F-35s Total
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps plans to reduce the number of F-35 Lightning II strike fighters planned for some Marine fighter attack squadrons but is not reducing the program or record of 420 F-35s. In the 2022 Marine Corps…
Surge Deployment of U.S. 2nd Fleet Destroyers Seen as OFRP, Agile C2 Success
ARLINGTON, Va. — The recent surge of several guided-missile destroyers from the U.S East Coast to the North Atlantic Ocean and Baltic and North Seas was a successful demonstration of the flexibility of geographic command relationships and of the value…
CNO: Thinking on Unmanned Systems Changed by Experimentation
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s top officer said his thinking about integrating unmanned systems into the fleet has been changed by the observations of the service’s recent experimentation during fleet exercises. “We are learning so fast in fielding these capabilities…
