Aircraft carriers may be a thing of the past: Just how vulnerable are America’s carriers?

Aircraft carriers may be a thing of the past: Just how vulnerable are America’s carriers?

In a speech given aboard the newest American aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, last week, President Trump congratulated the crew and shipbuilders on their accomplishments and reaffirmed his stance on establishing a larger, more powerful Navy, with our aircraft carriers continuing to serve as the centerpiece of our ability to project power across […]

Something you don’t see often: Navy Patrol Squadron VP-47 Commanding Officer fired

Something you don’t see often: Navy Patrol Squadron VP-47 Commanding Officer fired

The US Navy announced today it was relieving Commander Ryan Cech from his post as Commanding Officer of VP-47 which was based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Patrol Squadron 47 still flies the P-3 Orion aircraft but is transitioning to the Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon and as part of that transition will move […]

The Pentagon got caught trying to hide embarrassing cost overruns on Navy ships

The Pentagon got caught trying to hide embarrassing cost overruns on Navy ships

If the data you need to release to the public is potentially embarrassing, there’s always classification review to the rescue. The US Government Accountability Office deleted details of cost overruns on two of the Navy’s littoral combat ships from a report on shipbuilding contracts, at the request of the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review. The […]

Iranian ships harass US Navy surveillance vessel twice in one week

Iranian ships harass US Navy surveillance vessel twice in one week

Last Thursday, an American surveillance ship, the USNS Invincible, had a run-in with Iranian Naval frigate that U.S. officials characterized as “unprofessional.”  The ship was then harassed by Iranian vessels once again on Saturday, forcing it and the British ships it was accompanied by to change course to avoid a collision. The USNS Invincible is […]

Trump talks tough on defense spending aboard the world’s most advanced combat ship

Trump talks tough on defense spending aboard the world’s most advanced combat ship

President Trump on Thursday addressed Newport News shipbuilders and US Navy sailors on the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier. Trump’s speech paid tribute to the great history of the US’s unparalleled force of aircraft carriers while pushing his proposed unprecedented increase in defense spending. In his speech, Trump […]

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) launches 20 airstrikes against ISIS in one day

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) launches 20 airstrikes against ISIS in one day

The aircraft carrier USS Bush (CVN 77) has gotten back into the fight against ISIS in a big way launching 20 plus airstrike missions in a single day last Thursday. Working out of the Mediterranean Sea the Carrier Strike Group, led by USS George H.W. Bush started attacks back on February 13th in support of […]

US Navy Leap Frogs drop in on Mobile, Alabama ‘Navy Week’

US Navy Leap Frogs drop in on Mobile, Alabama ‘Navy Week’

The United States Navy Parachute Team ‘Leap Frogs’ stole the show at ‘Navy Week’ in Mobile, Alabama which began Thursday at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. The US Navy was highlighting their ‘signature outreach effort’ which tours 15 cities in 2017 showing Americans why it is important to have a strong Navy. The event will […]

US Navy Leap Frogs Drop in on Mobile, Alabama ‘Navy Week’

US Navy Leap Frogs Drop in on Mobile, Alabama ‘Navy Week’

The United States Navy Parachute Team ‘Leap Frogs’ stole the show at ‘Navy Week’ in Mobile, Alabama which began Thursday at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. The US Navy was highlighting their ‘signature outreach effort’ which tours 15 cities in 2017 showing Americans why it is important to have a strong Navy. The event will […]