Navy, Marine Corps chiefs hammer amphib readiness in back-to-back addresses
At Modern Day Marine, Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby acknowledged he "owes" the Marine Corps a three-ship Amphibious Ready Group.
At Modern Day Marine, Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby acknowledged he "owes" the Marine Corps a three-ship Amphibious Ready Group.
The new "terms of reference" follow a deep dive the service chiefs ordered earlier this year.
The ship's problems, and subsequent sidelining, are gaining more attention on Capitol Hill where multiple lawmakers grilled top Navy brass about the vessel this week.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro defended the service's plans to pause amphib shipbuilding during last year's budget cycle, despite fierce congressional backlash.
The comments from Sen. Dan Sullivan come after a contentious year during which the Navy, Marine Corps and Congress publicly feuded over the state of the amphibious fleet.
The Senate panel backed up funding a $1.9 billion warship recommended by their House counterparts, but congressional appropriators remain a hurdle to buying the ship.
With a GOP-controlled House and a Democrat-controlled Senate, nothing in the bill is final until the last minute conference negotiations are completed, but here are the key issues to watch.
LPD-32 was at the center of an unusual public dispute between two service chiefs during a Washington, DC event in March.
The assistant commandant also sought to tamp down on the narrative that funding amphibious shipbuilding was a fight between the Navy and Marine Corps.
As he approaches his final months as the senior Marine, Gen. David Berger says Ukraine conflict has "validated" some Force Design 2030 concepts.
The Navy has taken much criticism from Congress for repeatedly promising the study was nearing completion, but failing to deliver it.
The Navy and Marine Corps will likely release the study's results in the coming weeks, according to Commandant Gen. David Berger.
Expect Congress to voice its displeasure when Navy leadership testify on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON: Full speed ahead and damn the drawdown — that’s the confident note that the Navy’s top admiral struck today. “We’re not downsizing, we’re growing,” declared Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the Chief of Naval Operations, at the National Press Club. “The ship count is going up and the number of people is going up.” Adding up […]