Marine Corps Update: Legacy and Leading-Edge Aviation
For the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) smallest component, personnel and budget issues have been historic challenges, but few could match …
Naval Forces
Tour of the USS Simpson (FFG 56) | Photos
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) was built to hunt for Soviet submarines and escort …
Landing Craft Mounted Nemo 120 mm Turreted Mortar System
Finnish-based defense company Patria has released a video touting the naval capabilities of its Nemo 120 mm mortar system. The …
USS Thresher (SSN 593) Legacy Lives on in Congressional Resolution
When the USS Thresher (SSN 593) was lost at sea on April 10, 1963, she became the world’s worst submarine …
NeRD Brings E-readers to U.S. Navy Ships and Submarines
Former New York Times columnist Anna Quindlen once described books as, “the plane, and the train, and the road. They …
Expeditionary Mobility
Across its portfolio spectrum, one key characteristic of United States Marine Corps land systems involves its expeditionary mobility. From light …
EA-18G Growler
Ahead of its delivery of its 100th EA-18G Growler to the U.S. Navy, Boeing released a video touting the capabilities …
Marine Corps Update: Amphibious Roots, Pacific Pivot
For the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) smallest component, personnel and budget issues have been historic challenges, but few could match …
U.S. Navy T-34C Turbo Mentor Crashes in Gulf of Mexico
A U.S. Navy Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor assigned to Training Squadron 28 (VT-28) crashed during a routine training mission over …
Summer Shield 2014
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy sailors from the Black Sea Rotational Force 14 participated in exercise Summer Shield 2014, April …