Top Marine to Fight for More Amphibs After Navy Budget Leaves Them Out Gen. Neller said he'll talk to Congress about the lack of funding for the warships and the effect on national security.
The Marines' Next Warfighting Experiment Will Focus on Long-Range Fires The shift marks the third phase of a series of Marine Corps experiments in preparation for a high-tech future fight.
Amphibious Ships to 'Chase Florence' as 7,000 Troops Stand by for Rescue Ops The effort activated to support relief and rescue operations after Hurricane Florence hits has swelled to 7,000 troops.
USS Arlington, Named to Honor 9/11 Victims, Visits NYC The amphibious transport dock is visiting New York City to participate in Fleet Week for the first time.
Navy to Commission Amphib Designed for F-35s and No Well Deck Saturday marks the Navy’s move into amphibious assault ships that don’t have well-decks.
'Not a Truck': Future Amphibs May Carry Fewer Marines, More Lethality The days of treating amphibious ships like shuttle buses that get Marines to the fight are over.
USS Wasp Enters Pacific Ahead of Historic Deployment With F-35B The Marines' 5th-generation "jump jet" fighter is about to be deployed aboard a ship for the very first time.
Brother of Victim Honors Navy Warships Named for 9/11 Sites The Navy ship USS Somerset and its crew serve as a living memorial to the passengers of United Flight 93.
Amid Shortfalls, Most USMC Requests for Ship Training Denied Last Year The Marine Corps says it needs 38 amphibious ships for missions around the globe; today, it has 32 with nearly half...
House Boosts Funds for Nuclear Submarines, Super Hornets and Amphibs Congress added funds to a range of programs including F-18s and nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
