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.
Navy, Marine Corps chiefs sign off on new guidelines for amphib readiness
The new "terms of reference" follow a deep dive the service chiefs ordered earlier this year.
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Navy secretary: Divers assessing USS Boxer breakdown, findings to be made public
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.
Following last year’s turmoil, SECNAV says Navy should have been buying amphibs sooner
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro defended the service's plans to pause amphib shipbuilding during last year's budget cycle, despite fierce congressional backlash.
Sen. Sullivan says CNO ‘assured’ him new shipbuilding plan will have 31 amphibs
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.
Senate authorizers poised to pressure Navy on amphib fleet, threaten financial penalties
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.
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Nukes, helos and amphibs: House authorizers pass their $874B policy bill 58-1
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.
Navy awards HII $1.3B amphib contract while services, OSD publicly feud
LPD-32 was at the center of an unusual public dispute between two service chiefs during a Washington, DC event in March.
Lack of amphibs is a training issue, says Marine Corps assistant commandant
The assistant commandant also sought to tamp down on the narrative that funding amphibious shipbuilding was a fight between the Navy and Marine Corps.
Marine Commandant Berger talks Ukraine, Taiwan and Force Design when he leaves
As he approaches his final months as the senior Marine, Gen. David Berger says Ukraine conflict has "validated" some Force Design 2030 concepts.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Del Toro: Navy-Marine Corps amphib study in ‘final stages’, being briefed to leadership
The Navy has taken much criticism from Congress for repeatedly promising the study was nearing completion, but failing to deliver it.
Ahead of new amphib study release, Berger, Del Toro hype up the value
The Navy and Marine Corps will likely release the study's results in the coming weeks, according to Commandant Gen. David Berger.
Navy’s shipbuilding request may be ‘violation of law,’ Inhofe warns
Expect Congress to voice its displeasure when Navy leadership testify on Capitol Hill.
CNO Greenert: ‘We’re Not Downsizing, We’re Growing’ – Especially In Pacific
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 […]