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A tragedy at sea last summer that left nine young men dead has stirred questions about accountability and the power Congress has over the U.S. military’s training and equipment standards. The U.S. flag was lowered to half-staff at Park Semper Fi in San Clemente, Calif., on July 31, 2020, after a seafaring military assault vehicle sank off the coast of Southern California. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP, File) WASHINGTON (CN) — The drowning deaths of nine young servicemen...

US Navy MOBILE, Alabama – The future USS Mobile (LCS 26), the U.S. Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), will be commissioned May 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (CT) in Mobile, Alabama. 200924-N-XX123-1001 GULF OF MEXICO – The future Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) conducts sea trials. USS Mobile is set to be commissioned on 22 May in Mobile, Ala. Due to ongoing public health and safety concerns related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-...

Littoral combat ship USS Mobile to be commissioned in May By (0) The future USS Mobile, the Navys 13th Independence-class littoral combat ship, will be commissioned on May 27, 2021. Photo courtesy of Austal USA April 21 (UPI) -- The future USS Mobile, the U.S. Navys next Independence-class littoral combat ship, will be commissioned on May 27, the Navy announced on Wednesday. The ceremony, restricted because of COVID-19 concerns but scheduled to be livestreamed, will be held in Mobile, Ala., w...

VIRIN: 200924-N-XX123-1001 Due to ongoing public health and safety concerns related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the ceremony will take place in compliance with Department of Defense, Center for Disease Control, state public health, state, and local government guidelines and restrictions. The event will be livestreamed to offer maximum viewing by the general public. “The Mobile crew worked hard to prepare their ship for this moment, and they wi...

16 OAKLAND, Calif. (April 17, 2021) - The Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) during a ceremony, April 17. Navy leaders, Oakland city officials and a socially distanced audience attended the ceremony for the third ship in naval service to be named in honor of the city of Oakland. The first USS Oakland was a transport cargo ship commissioned in 1918. The second Oakland was a light cruiser that served in World War II, earning nine bat...

Super Corvette: Former Navy Secretary Reveals He Pushed to Rename Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) transits from Naval Base San Diego to the Pacific Ocean to conduct routine operations and training, June 26, 2018. Littoral combat ships are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Muckley Photography) 17 Apr 2021 When the littoral co...

U.S. Navy Commander Receives Australian Fleet Commander’s Silver Commendation Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Lowe | 210407-N-FG807-1011 SAN DIEGO (7 April 2021) Cmdr. Ted Seymour, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Commanding Officer of the Hobart-class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney (Right) presents the award - Commander, Australia Fleet’s Silver Commendation to Cmdr. Robert Eilers, U.S. Navy (Left) during an award ceremony aboard Sydney at Naval Station San ...

USNI News Search for: Home » Budget Industry » New Navy Fleet Commanders in Pacific, Middle East Nominated; New Picks for N9, Inspector General New Navy Fleet Commanders in Pacific, Middle East Nominated; New Picks for N9, Inspector General April 15, 2021 3:04 PM The White House has put forward nominees to lead the Navy’s two fleets in the Pacific and the fleet in the Middle East, as well as the service’s chief requirements officer and inspector general, the Pentagon announced this week. ...

A buildup of destroyers has begun at Naval Station Mayport as part of a set of homeport changes that are costing the base its amphibious vessels, Navy officials said. The arrival last weekend of the USS Jason Dunham continues a cycle of ship reassignments that began in November when the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York left Mayport for Norfolk, Va. Mayport’s amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima will relocate to Norfolk, too, but the date isn’t clear. The dock landing ship USS F...

By   Paul McLeary on January 14, 2021 at 1:59 PM USS Zumwalt sails with an Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship WASHINGTON: The Navy plans to install hypersonic missiles on its troublesome Zumwalt destroyers, after Congress gave them the green light to start studying the move in the 2021 budget. Multiple Navy officials said this week they’re diving into the effort, even though the USS Zumwalt, the first of the three-ship class, has yet to deploy despite being christened in 2016. The tim...