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The U.S. Navy Is Training for War in the South China Sea

The South China Sea Is Back In the Spotlight: The Indo-Pacific has been full of activity lately. RIMPAC 22, the largest maritime exercise in...

Stavros AtlamazoglouJuly 18, 2022

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‘Apex Predator’: The Navy’s New SSN(X) Submarine Should Make Chinese Admirals Sweat

The U.S. Navy has dreams of a new submarine, the SSN(X), that could be a game-changer. The new sub will be super stealth and...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 18, 2022

Columbia-class. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The U.S. Navy’s New Supersized Columbia-Class Submarines Are Built to Make Russia Sweat

What makes the Columbia-Class so unique? Unbeknownst to most Americans who aren’t hardcore music history buffs, “The Star Spangled Banner” was not America’s first national...

Christian D. OrrJuly 18, 2022

Ohio-class submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Ohio-Class: The Largest U.S. Navy Submarines Ever Might Not Be Able to Retire

The Ohio-Class Submarines are pretty old, having been designed in the 1970s. Why would the Navy keep them around even longer with new submarines...

Benjamin BrimelowJuly 17, 2022

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Anatalia Zamora, from Midland, Texas, runs to a safe distance before an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Singley) 220228-N-MM912-1137

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Why the U.S. Navy Needs to Be in the South China Sea

I’ve been a ghost around the hallowed halls of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport this sabbatical year. But I did clank and...

James HolmesJuly 16, 2022

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 26, 2007) - A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) is launched from the Aegis-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70), during a joint Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy ballistic missile flight test. Approximately three minutes later, the SM-3 intercepted a unitary (non-separating) ballistic missile threat target, launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Within moments of this launch, the USS Lake Erie also launched a Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) against a hostile air target in order to defend herself. The test was the eighth intercept, in 10 program flight tests. The test was designed to show the capability of the ship and its crew to conduct ballistic missile defense and at the same time defend herself. This test also marks the 27th successful hit-to-kill intercept in tests since 2001. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)

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Raytheon’s SPY-6 Radar Family Will Revolutionize U.S. Navy Operations

The U.S. Navy’s new operational approach to winning a high-end fight with a peer competitor is called Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). The essence of...

Daniel GoureJuly 15, 2022

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 6, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Darrel Ebaugh, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Land Team, 3d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGFT-7), sights in on a target during a live-fire sniper range in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 6, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationship among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

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What Is RIMPAC 2022? Simple: A Warning to China

RIMPAC 22, the largest maritime exercise in the world and one of the largest exercises in the U.S. military’s calendar and a deterrence message...

Stavros AtlamazoglouJuly 14, 2022

The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrives to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit. Fort Worth deployed for a scheduled 16-month rotational deployment to Singapore in support of the Navy's strategic rebalance to the Pacific. Fort Worth is the first littoral combat ship to deploy under the 3-2-1 manning concept, swapping fully trained crews roughly every four months and extending the littoral combat ship forward presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)

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Don’t Give Up on the Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship Just Yet

“Don’t give up the ship!” was the last command uttered by Captain James Lawrence onboard the frigate USS Chesapeake on June 4, 1813, as...

Tony ParisiJuly 13, 2022

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How a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Was Blown Off an Aircraft Carrier

F/A-18 Super Hornet Accident, Explained: There are many ways to lose an aircraft in war. Anti-aircraft missiles, enemy fighter jets, human error caused by fatigue, and...

Stavros AtlamazoglouJuly 13, 2022

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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China Was Freaked: The U.S. Navy Surfaced 3 Missile Submarines Simultaneously as A Warning

How would China react to this today? The year 2010 feels like a long, long time ago. Today, when the news cycle is seemingly instantaneous...

Harrison KassJuly 13, 2022

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The U.S. Navy Is Training for War in the South China Sea

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‘Apex Predator’: The Navy’s New SSN(X) Submarine Should Make Chinese Admirals Sweat

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The U.S. Navy’s New Supersized Columbia-Class Submarines Are Built to Make Russia Sweat

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Ohio-Class: The Largest U.S. Navy Submarines Ever Might Not Be Able to Retire

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Why the U.S. Navy Needs to Be in the South China Sea

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Raytheon’s SPY-6 Radar Family Will Revolutionize U.S. Navy Operations

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What Is RIMPAC 2022? Simple: A Warning to China

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Don’t Give Up on the Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship Just Yet

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How a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Was Blown Off an Aircraft Carrier

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