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Jonathan Williams, president and CEO of the Pacific Battleship Center and president of the L.A. Fleet Week Foundation, received the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Department of the Navy earlier this month.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The reluctance across the Navy to be self-critical and a tendency to hide mistakes and minimize flaws have resulted in systemic problems in the service and stalled efforts to improve, Chief of Naval Operations Adm Mike Gilday said on Tuesday. “We are not operating to our full potential. Over these last few […]

As the US Navy (USN) builds up its inventory of Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), the service is reframing operational concepts and maintenance plans for the unique fleet of ships, according to Vice Admiral Roy Kitchener, commander of both the N...

The following is the Jan. 11, 2022 U.S. Navy surface warfare vision, Surface Warfare: The Competitive Edge. From the report Global competition with China and renewed tension with Russia are the main strategic drivers for Navy planners. We are competing with first-rate navies—and other joint sea denial capabilities—whose reach extends far beyond territorial seas. China […]

/PRNewswire/ -- Ironwave Technologies LLC, www.iwtllc.com, a leading provider of RF and microwave solutions, announced the addition of Brittany Crosby to its...

Wanted in connection to a homicide and the suspect open fire. multiple officers were returned fire for that suspect, 32-year-old, was later hit and declared dead. an undercover sheriff inquired as a hero for taking quick action when he was approached at a wisconsin gas station by a man who had just killed someone at a different gas station. the investigator exchanged gunfire with the suspect who did die from his injuries. the investigator was also shot and taken to the hospital but is expected t...

Change. >> he was asked about the report as the mic at his confirmation hearing. >> i will confirm to look at all the administrative burdens are surface navy has to contend with. speak of the report based on interviews with 77 current and former sailors and officers blaming and partake culture of "insufficient leadership focus on more fighting and an expanding culture of micromanagement." one retired officer said i guarantee you every unit in the navy is up to speed on their diversity training. ...

San Pedro, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2021 -- The National Museum of the Surface Navy, founded aboard Battleship USS Iowa and scheduled to open in 2025, today named

National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship Iowa Names Terry Branstad National Campaign Co-Chair Share Article Former United States Ambassador to China and Governor of Iowa Will Broaden National Awareness and Support for the Nation’s First Museum Dedicated to the Surface Navy My role as ambassador to China has given me first-hand knowledge of the impact that freedom of navigation plays in international relations and the critical role of the Surface Navy in protecting and assuring th...

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...