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Inside Indo-Pacific Command’s $87 billion wish list to deter China
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has outlined new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China.
By Joe Gould
Flying into hurricanes: From the Navy to NOAA
Meet one of the elite Hurricane Hunters.
By David Lauderdale, The Island Packet
Inside the historic decision to deep-select the Navy’s top officer
The Senate bestowed a fourth star on Michael Martin Gilday and the son of sailor is prepared to lead the sea service into the 21st century.
By Mark D. Faram
Last D-Day Pathfinder pilot flies C-47 aircraft this weekend
Hamilton is going to fly the plane just as WWII paratrooper re-enactors plan to stage an airdrop over Frederick, Oklahoma. The event is part of a celebration planned for Hamilton by the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team and will depart from World War II-era Frederick Army Air Field from an original wooden hanger.
By Kristine Froeba
Sea-Based X-Band Radar back at Pearl
Shore personnel will conduct inspections and surveys, and crew members will receive training.
Battered beyond belief: The story of the destroyer Laffey
The warship was baptized by fire during the D-Day invasion but survived suicidal punishment on the other side of the world.
By David Sears, World War II Magazine
Here’s the Fitzgerald CO’s side of the story
Cmdr. Bryce Benson defended his tenure on the warship before its 2017 collision killed seven shipmates.
Pew! Pew! Pew! Laser-armed warships no longer science fiction
The Navy has never been closer to fielding directed-energy weapons.
The Navy’s new way to train students starts today
It’s all part of what the Navy terms “Ready Relevant Learning,” a series of reforms designed to overhaul how personnel are trained throughout their careers.
By Mark D. Faram
PACFLEET commander says this happens when a ship isn’t ready to deploy
Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino, U.S. Pacific Fleet, testified Tuesday before the House Armed Services Committee’s Readiness Subcommittee.
Why a Spanish frigate will help protect an American flattop
The Spanish frigate Méndez Núñez arrived in Norfolk on Monday to train alongside the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
By Mark D. Faram