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Ignoring budget caps, Navy issues new call for larger fleet By Jared Serbu | @jserbuWFED December 19, 2016 5:30 am

http://federalnewsradio.com/dod-reporters-notebook-jared-serbu/2016/12/ignoring-budget-caps-navy-issues-new-call-larger-fleet/#more-1209162 Almost exactly one year ago, Defense Secretary Ash Carter rebuked his Navy secretary, Ray Mabus, for submitting budget plans that Carter believed put too much emphasis on quantity over quality. Mabus evidently hasn’t been persuaded: the final force structure assessment prepared under his watch calls for a significantly bigger fleet than the Navy’s own […]

Defense Bill Includes Biggest Military Pay Raise in 5 Years

Stars and Stripes | Nov 29, 2016 | by Travis J. Tritten WASHINGTON — Troops would get their biggest pay raise in years under the final version of Congress’ annual defense policy bill unveiled Tuesday. The 2.1 percent increase included in the National Defense Authorization Act would break a five-year trend of raises that have […]

Navy Adjusts LCS Class Crewing, Readiness and Employment

From Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet SAN DIEGO (NNS) — The Navy announced Sept. 8 it will implement several key changes to the projected 28-ship littoral combat ship (LCS) Flight 0/0+ class over the next five years that will simplify crewing, stabilize testing and increase overseas deployment presence availability. The projected 12 Frigates […]

Zumwalt Headed to San Diego After Commissioning By Brad Graves – SDBJ Staff

The U.S. Navy plans to send its futuristic destroyer Zumwalt to San Diego after the ship’s Oct. 15 commissioning ceremony in Baltimore. In anticipation of the move, the Navy awarded shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works an $8.75 million contract modification covering products and shipyard services. Half of the work will go to San Diego […]

Navy Announces Elimination of NWU Type I

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96051 Story Number: NNS160804-12Release Date: 8/4/2016 3:50:00 PM From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) — Today, the Navy announced in NAVADMIN 174/16 that it will transition from the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type I to the NWU Type III as the service’s primary shore working uniform beginning Oct. 1, 2016. Over the […]

THE THREAT IS HERE, IT’S JUST DISTRIBUTED UNEVENLY: A2/AD AND THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER

STEVE BLANK JULY 28, 2016 Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Editor’s Note: You can read a longer account of Steve Blank’s visit to the U.S.S. Carl Vinson at his website later this week.  Sitting backwards in a plane with no windows, strapped in a 4-point harness, head encased in a helmet, eyes covered by goggles, your brain […]

Coast Guard Birthday Celebration – Aug. 11th 2016

Entry is FREE for all Navy League Members, Coast Guard Personnel and Auxiliary, Elected Officials, and Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce Members. RSVP is required due to security.  Make your reservation with the Clearwater Regional Chamber at www.clearwaterflorida.org CoastGuard Birthday Additional Details  

US Navy to Expand Fleet of Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ships

Last month, the US Navy awarded a contract for the construction of a third large-deck amphibious assault warship. By Franz-Stefan Gady July 20, 2016 http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/us-navy-to-expand-fleet-of-largest-ever-amphibious-assault-ships/ In June, Huntington Ingalls Industries, the United States’ largest military shipbuilder, has been awarded a $273 million contract to build the U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault warship, according to a […]

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