Force K Annihilates the Duisburg Convoy
“The ships seemed to make no effort to escape, and it was all too easy; they burst into flames as …
Naval Forces
USMC Small Arms Developments
With the recent release of the fiscal year 2012 United States Marine Corps Posture Statement, Commandant of the Marine Corps …
Cpl. Dakota Meyer and the Battle of Ganjgal
“We will do to you what we did to the Russians!”
– Taliban insurgent leader transmission
At 0300 on Sept. …
Two F-35Bs Operate From USS Wasp
Two Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters operated from USS Wasp (LHD 1) for 18 days of sea …
Marine Corps Releases New Amphibious Vehicle RFI
The United States Marine Corps is continuing its search for an amphibious vehicle “that will provide increased force protection, water …
The Blue Angels: A 65 Year History
At the end of World War II, the Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, ordered the formation …
Challenge in Transition
Of all the presentations at the 2011 Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Washington, D.C., perhaps the most interesting was the …
Undeclared War in the Atlantic: The U.S. Navy Versus the U-boats
In October 1941, the United States was the only major industrial power still neutral. But that status was becoming increasingly …
Defining the Future Marine Corps
Rarely has a military service undergone as much change as the U.S. Marine Corps has experienced in the first decade …
On the Sea of Stars
When President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched America’s campaign in the space race, he had several reasons for insisting the nation’s …