Final Independence-class combat ship delivered to Navy
As a littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre could inherit a legacy of problems.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Hegseth revokes promotion for Navy admiral who approved drag shows
Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly was commanding officer of the USS Ronald Reagan in 2018 when several drag show performances took place.
By Riley Ceder
USS Abraham Lincoln operating in Sea of Japan following North Korea missile tests
A carrier strike group has not operated in those waters since 2017, and the operations follow North Korea test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile last month.
By Diana Stancy
The Navy’s shipbuilder oversight offices are underutilized, watchdog agency reports
The Navy’s Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair could do more to ensure ships enter the fleet on time and on budget, according to a new report.
Surface Navy tackling diversity as part of push for better retention, leadership
The surface Navy has previously focused attention on mariner skills and warfighting tactics. It now wants to address leadership and character, with diversity playing a key role in that discussion.
US Navy’s unmanned vessel plans need improvement, watchdog agency says
The sea service plans to spend billions in the coming years on surface and underwater drones.
Lawsuit: Homesick Navy officer can’t get Hawaii gun permit
The lawsuit focuses on a state law that allows access to an applicant’s medical records in determining whether someone should be allowed to own a gun.
USS Ford completes flight deck certification
Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 8 completed over 400 day and night catapult launches and trap recoveries for the certification.
By Diana Stancy
A ship that can’t combat threats ‘doesn’t do me good’
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says ships that can’t combat threats to the service are dead weight — comments that come as the force seeks to decommission 24 ships next fiscal year.
By Diana Stancy
Some lawmakers back Marines in disagreement over Navy amphib force
The two top lawmakers on the HASC seapower subcommittee want to continue LPD amphibious ship construction, which the Marine Corps supports but the Navy wants to cancel.
US Strategic Command chief: Sea missile cancellation opens ‘deterrence and assurance gap’
Amid U.S. Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear development program, the U.S. admiral who oversees America’s nuclear forces warned lawmakers Monday he sees “a deterrence and assurance gap."
By Joe Gould