Navy, Marine Corps back longer amphib readiness cycles, request more ships
The Navy currently utilizes a 36-month Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP), but leaders want to stretch it to 56 months.
Gerald R. Ford to return from historic deployment on Saturday: CNO
Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked on the Ford returned to their home naval air stations on Monday.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
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Navy pushes Congress to back constructing auxiliary ships overseas
The new shipbuilding plan also confirmed that the Trump-class battleship will be nuclear-powered, and that the Navy wants an inventory of 15 battleships by 2056.
Cao says industry needs to ‘move forward’ in first DC speech as acting SecNav
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao delivered his first public remarks since stepping into the role.
Hung Cao and the new Pacific defense architecture
Robbin Laird and Edward Timperlake discuss newly-appointed Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao’s thoughts on Guam and Vietnam’s roles in the Indo-Pacific when it comes to deterring China.
Senate confirms Hung Cao as Navy’s No. 2 civilian
A number of other top civilian positions in the Navy's civilian leadership remain filled by acting officials.
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Acting acquisition chief Brett Seidle to ‘perform the duties of’ Under Secretary of the Navy: Memo
Hung Cao, a retired Navy officer, has been nominated to become the under secretary, but has yet to be confirmed.
Trump taps former Navy diver Hung Cao for service’s No. 2 civilian job
A retired Navy captain, Cao unsuccessfully ran for elected office in Virginia in 2022 and 2024.