US combatant chiefs want more amphibious ready groups, Marine commandant says
The four-star officers who lead U.S. military commands have all requested the support of amphibious ready groups and Marine Expeditionary Units.
By Riley Ceder
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US Navy to extend service life of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp by 5 years
The service completed a study of Wasp-class amphibious assault ships and is currently conducting another on amphibious dock landing ships.
By Riley Ceder
Why it isn’t weird for Russian sailors to sunbathe shirtless on deck while confronting a US Navy cruiser
Russian Admiral Valentin Selivanov, a military analyst who previously served as the chief of staff of the Russian Navy, told Russian media Monday that there's nothing wrong with relaxing topside when you're not at war.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Coast Guard finds body of Texas police chief
A search crew pulled Kemah Police Chief Chris Reed's body from the water of the Houston Ship Channel Sunday morning, ending a 40-hour search.
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
The unloved, unlovely, yet indispensable LST
One of the biggest threats to D-Day success came from the Allied side — the shortage of a key ship.
By Craig L. Symonds, World War II Magazine
White House tells Navy to keep destroyer McCain ‘out of sight’ during Trump visit to Japan, report says
A tarp was draped over the ship’s name, and sailors wearing caps bearing the name John S. McCain were given the day off to avoid potential sightings.
By J.D. Simkins
Marines are now allowed to ship booze with household goods, like other military branches
Other service members have long been able to have their booze shipped with their household goods.
By Karen Jowers
Dive teams probe Alaska waters for missing passengers after 2 planes collided
Dive teams plunged into the icy cold waters of a southeast Alaska inlet Tuesday, searching an area the size of 24 football fields for two cruise ship passengers missing after two sightseeing planes collided.
US seizes North Korean coal vessel
It's now in the process of being moved to American Samoa, Justice Department officials said.
Marine expeditionary unit on Kearsarge transits Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian tensions
The sailors and Marines were “outbound,” a U.S. defense official said on background.
By Kyle Rempfer