U.S. Navy Increasingly Turning to Commercial Tankers for At-Sea Refueling Operations
The U.S. Navy is increasingly relying on consolidated cargo operations (CONSOL) with commercial tankers to support its global fleet, marking a strategic shift
The U.S. Navy is increasingly relying on consolidated cargo operations (CONSOL) with commercial tankers to support its global fleet, marking a strategic shift
Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – The Navy oiler – a tanker designed to refuel other ships while at sea – shuddered from the hit. Almost immediately,
Two U.S. Navy destroyers successfully defended against multiple Houthi-launched attacks while escorting American merchant vessels through the Gulf of Aden
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated John Phelan, a prominent figure in private investment and art who has no prior military experience, as the next
The U.S. military is supporting Philippine operations in the South China Sea via a special task force, a U.S. embassy official said on Thursday, an initiative
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have conducted precision airstrikes on Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen amid the group’s ongoing threats to
Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, a 23-year-old U.S. soldier, has paid the ultimate price for a mission many experts warned was flawed from the start. This is the
The U.S. Navy has announced plans to extend the service life of three Ticonderoga-class cruisers beyond their expected operational timeline. The USS Gettysburg
by Adam Makary (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis said on Sunday they would maintain their maritime blockade against Israeli vessels in response to
by Pratyush Thakur (Reuters) – The largest U.S. military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls $HII on Thursday cut its 2024 shipbuilding revenue due to
The U.S. Navy has announced plans to extend the service life of 12 Arleigh Burke class Flight I Destroyers beyond their expected 35-year lifespan. Secretary of
Today, the focus of nearly every American is on the election. However, more important than the president himself is who the transition team selects for key
In a quiet corner of the Pacific last August, a vessel unlike any other was making what many thought was its final voyage. R/P FLIP (Floating Instrument
In a scathing report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Army’s watercraft fleet has been found to be in dire straits,
The tragic loss of Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay “Miley” Evans and Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman during a routine training flight near Mount Rainier on October
by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together again on Sunday less than a week after
by John Konrad (gCaptain) The U.S. Navy has inked a deal to charter a U.S.-flagged tanker from US Marine Management at nearly double the average market rate,
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The US Army continues to ask for more money claiming its the lynchpin in a future Pacific War but this week the Government
by John Konrad (gCaptain) In Admiral James Stavridis’s recent hard hitting Washington Post OpEd, he reminds us that warfare often defies easy narratives, and
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have conducted a series of targeted airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen. The
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