The LPD 17-class and the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)
A primary structure for rapid United States power projection from the sea is the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), typically comprising …
Naval Forces
Tigertails Become First U.S. Navy Squadron to Operate the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
The first East Coast squadron to receive the E-2B Hawkeye in 1968 became the first U.S. Navy squadron to receive …
Liquid Sodium Reactor Powered USS Seawolf Was Part of First Nuclear Task Force
If the atomic powered USS Nautilus (SSN 571) revolutionized submarine warfare, then the follow-on USS Seawolf (SSN 575) was intended …
Littoral Operations Center Workshops Examine Littoral Operations
Naval experts are meeting in Monterey, Calif., this week to discuss something the Swedish armed forces know quite well: naval …
First F-35B STOVL Mode Formation Flight
On Feb. 11, two F-35B Lightning IIs conducted the first close formation flight in the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode. …
Coastal and Maritime Surveillance Africa 2014 Conference
The Ghana Navy has invited industry experts and military and law enforcement leaders to Accra for the Coastal and Maritime …
Littoral Operations Center (LOC) at Naval Postgraduate School Will Focus on the Global Littorals
Naval warfare in littoral waters is very different from open ocean operations. The U.S. Navy is dominant in “blue water” …
U.S. Postal Service Honors USS Arizona Memorial With Commemorative Stamp
The battleship USS Arizona is synonymous with the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The death of 1,177 …
Modernized M9 Armored Combat Earthmover Joins the U.S. Marine Corps
Although the hull may look the same, the four overhauled M9 Armored Combat Earthmovers (ACE) that arrived at Camp Lejeune, …
Maritime Security East 2014 Underway in Boston
Maritime security and law enforcement experts are gathering in Boston, Mass., this week at Maritime Security East 2014 to better …