U.S. Shipbuilders Play Key Role in Iraq’s Maritime Security
American-built naval vessels operated by the fledgling Iraqi navy are playing a crucial role in providing maritime security within Iraq’s …
Naval Forces
The Civil War on the Water: The Union Blockade l Photos
When President Abraham Lincoln declared a blockade of Confederate ports on April 19, 1861, the U.S. Navy consisted of 42 …
USS Enterprise Begins Final Overseas Deployment
USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier – and at 51 years of age, its longest …
Proud Manta Trains the Hunters and the Hunted
NATO naval forces conducted a major undersea exercise, Proud Manta, off Italy in February. The exercise focused on training the …
Bold Alligator 2012 Highlights
The multinational Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, conducted in several locations along the mid-Atlantic coast, took place between Jan. 30 and …
U.S. Navy’s Railgun Program on Track
The U.S. Navy took another step closer toward arming a warship with an electromagnetic railgun.
Tom Boucher, railgun test director …
U.S. Navy Orders Two More All-aluminum JHSV (Joint High-Speed Vessels)
The U.S. Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the eighth and ninth Joint High-Speed Vessels (JHSV), at …
Royal Navy’s MARS Tankers Will Be Built in South Korea
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has announced the order of four 37,000-ton tankers to support the Royal Navy. The Military …
SWCC, SEALs, and SOC-Rs
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) and SEALs carry out a hot extraction aboard Special Operations Craft-Riverine during training exercises. The …
Military Security Issues of Social Media: Marine Corps
Today, most military commands and senior commanders have their own Facebook and Twitter accounts. And the services are issuing government …