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The Sunday countdown: more of the top 19 stories to watch in 2019!
On Friday and Saturday we gave you 19 through 12. Today we hit eleven and then move into the Top 10.
By The staff of Navy Times plus the Military Times trio of Leo Shane III, Tara Copp and Natalie Gross
The Navy’s broken ships of 2017 are coming back to life; here’s how its going
Accidents in Japan reduced by a quarter the number of usable cruisers and destroyers in Yokosuka and left two of the seven Yokosuka ships the Navy considers BMD capable —Fitzgerald and McCain — out of the rotation.
By David B. Larter
Review: 2018 Triumph Speedmaster is a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Don't let the passenger pillion fool you: This is still one mean cruiser.
By Morgan Gales
Influential congressman calls on Navy to extend lives of oldest cruisers
The influential head of a House sea power subcommittee is calling on the Navy to enter its oldest 11 cruisers into a service-life extension program rather than retire them at the end of their 35-year hull life.
By David B. Larter
The US Navy will start losing its largest surface combatants in 2020
In 2020, the cruisers Mobile Bay and Bunker Hill will reach their service life of 35 years and are slated for decommissioning. Some observers are loathe to see the cruisers go, especially given that there is no immediate replacement.
By David B. Larter