USS Tullibee (SSN 597) Was a Small, Quiet, Hunter-Killer
USS Tullibee (SSN 597) was the first of what was intended to be a series of quiet, nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines. …
Surface Ships
From Sea Base to Shore
Some 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is water, the majority of major population centers are on or near coasts …
The Syria Strike and the Three Bears
The on-again, off-again U.S. military strike on Syria – widely assumed to be an attack using cruise missiles launched from …
USS Nimitz Flight Operations in the Red Sea l Photos
With the likelihood of a military strike against Syria growing, the U.S. Navy has positioned the USS Nimitz and the …
Scratching My Head Over a Strike on Syria
As a retired American diplomat, I’m supposed to understand how policy is made in Washington.
As a longtime author …
Essex-class Carriers, F6F Hellcats, and Rear Adm. Charles Pownall
In August 1943, after 21 months of conducting a largely defensive war in the Pacific, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet …
Military Alternative Fuels Research: The Navy’s Great Green Fleet, and Opposition from Congress
Last July, the Navy demonstrated its commitment to alternative fuels during RIMPAC, the world’s largest naval exercises, 100 miles off …
Huntington Ingalls Industries Closes Gulfport Composite Center of Excellence
After building the composite deckhouse and hangar for the U.S. Navy’s DDG 1000 and DDG 1001, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) …
Vice Adm. Barry McCullough Takes Helm of Surface Navy Association
The Surface Navy Association (SNA) has a new leader. Retired Vice Adm. Barry McCullough has been named to succeed retired …
Small Craft for Patrol, Riverine, and Special Operations Tasks Come to the Fore in Littoral Warfare
In ensuring maritime security in the littorals, most navies and coast guards have to counter a wide range of asymmetric, …