Navy cannibalizing materiel for spare parts, watchdog says
Because of delays relying on vendors, Navy maintainers have been forced to scavenge parts from submarines and grounded aircraft.
By Riley Ceder
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Several sailors treated for minor injuries after USS New Orleans blaze
U.S. Navy crews and the Japan Coast Guard fought the blaze for about 11 hours before extinguishing it Thursday morning.
By Carla Babb
Shipwreck mystery: What happened to this US warship that sank in WWI?
Scientists scour the site to find what could have sunk the vessel in just 20 minutes.
Your Credit Card Holiday Guide
Credit cards have the potential to make a big impact on your finances. They’re a great way to build your credit history, earn rewards and some even come with some pretty handy perks. But many Americans are spending less time choosing a credit card than they are remembering their video steaming passwords. That may be even truer around the holidays when issuers are pushing huge sign-up bonuses. So, what does that mean for you?
Good news for the LCS program
This week’s announcement was a positive step for LCS mission module programs, which have have been plagued with development delays and certification snafus.
By Mark D. Faram
Is Trump really going to cut the defense budget?
Is it a negotiating ploy or a sincere message from the president that defense has to preparing for slimmer spending?
Escalating tensions: Ukraine bars entry to Russian men of fighting age
The ban will last 30 days — as long as the martial law introduced this week in much of Ukraine after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and their crews.
Navy hospital ship Comfort treats Venezuelan migrants, Colombians
Venezuelan migrants in need of urgent medical care are receiving surgeries aboard a U.S. Navy ship docked off Colombia’s coast.
Baltimore’s WWII-era Liberty ship could be homeless soon
The 440-foot-long gray vessel is one of only two fully operational Liberty ships, which transported vast numbers of military personnel and countless tons of cargo during the war — and the only one sailing regularly out of the port city where it was built.
By Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun via the AP
Navy commissions latest littoral combat ship, Sioux City, into service
It’s the nation’s sixth Freedom-class littoral combat ship. The vessel has an aluminum skin, high-tech computer capabilities and can reach a speed of 40 knots.
Navy leaders to junior enlisted: Sound off!
As the Pentagon tries to build a 355-ship Navy in an era of great power competition at sea, leaders know they need to recruit, train and retain the best sailors, and part of that means fostering a environment up and down the rank structure where troops want to stay, both for their careers and for their family’s welfare.
By Mark D. Faram
LCS Sioux City slated for commissioning in Annapolis
Named after the fourth-largest city in Iowa, the Sioux City will become the 13th LCS to join the fleet and the sixth of the Freedom-class variant built by the team of Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin.
By Carl Prine