Goodbye San Antonio Amphibious Ships? Navy Admits They’re Only at 32% in Ship Readiness
The US Navy has announced that it will not buy additional San Antonio-class amphibious warships in its $842 billion FY2024 budget.
The US Navy has announced that it will not buy additional San Antonio-class amphibious warships in its $842 billion FY2024 budget.
NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.
Check out the Navy’s smallest vessel, with a length of 19 ft and a displacement of 10,000 kg. It is used to keep larger ships safe in ports.
Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
US Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin and Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, met with senior Yemeni coast guard and government representatives in southeastern Yemen to discuss regional maritime security efforts and opportunities for naval cooperation.
U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aircraft partake in a capabilities demonstration, which included all the squadrons and aircraft types currently stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
As China continues to expand its fleet, the US Navy Secretary has issued an urgent call for American shipbuilders to step up their pace.
Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) remove chock and chains from an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48.
Over a century later, the whereabouts of the collier USS Cyclops (AC-4) remains unknown and may never be known… forever lost at sea.
In 1991, Avondale Shipyard laid down the first Harpers Ferry-class vessel, primarily serving as the Navy’s dock landing ship cargo variant
US Navy will be deployed near Turkey to boost rescue and recovery efforts following the two massive earthquakes that struck the country.