July - 2022

Jul 29, 2022
2 min

Senate demands Navy, USMC report on aviation mishaps

Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee are demanding that the Navy and Marine Corps send them a report that explains the many aviation accidents that have taken place this year, and what they’re going to do about it. The committee released its FY 2023 spending bill this week, along with an explanatory statement that said the Senate wants to know more about how Navy and Marine Corps leaders are handling the problem. “The Committee is concerned by several Navy and Marin

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WATCH: U.S., allies sink USS Denver, USS Rodney M. Davis

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Jul 28, 2022
1 min

WATCH: U.S., allies sink USS Denver, USS Rodney M. Davis

The U.S. and its Pacific allies teamed up last month to send the decommissioned USS Denver and USS Rodney M. Davis to their watery graves as part of a joint training exercise at this year’s RIMPAC. In mid-July U.S., Canadian, Australian and Malaysian ships and aircraft sank the Davis (FFG 60) as part of RIMPAC’s sinking exercise, or SINKEX. The U.S. Navy released a video of the sinking that would make big budget action movie director Michael Bay drool: Want more? A few weeks

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Navy sends more mixed signals on fleet size: 350+ by 2040

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Jul 27, 2022
2 min

Navy sends more mixed signals on fleet size: 350+ by 2040

The Navy this week tossed out a new target fleet size that seems likely to further confuse lawmakers and raise more questions about whether the Navy is able to provide a clear operational strategy. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday released his 2022 Navigation Plan, which continues to promote the use of seapower to deter China, Russia and other adversaries. When it comes to force design, the plan calls for a mix of manned and unmanned ships that appears to set a n

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China tensions rise amid Taiwan drills, ‘aggressive’ PLA actions

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Jul 26, 2022
2 min

China tensions rise amid Taiwan drills, ‘aggressive’ PLA actions

China has continued to occupy Washington policymakers over this long, hot summer, and tensions boiled over this week as the Biden administration shored up relations with its Pacific allies, called out China for aggressive militarization in the region, and watched Taiwan stage air raid drills. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley is in the midst of a tour of Asia that’s specifically aimed at getting closer to countries like Australia and Indonesia. In Jakarta, Milley mad

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Senate panel tells DOD to end the hunt for extremism in the ranks

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Jul 20, 2022
3 min

Senate panel tells DOD to end the hunt for extremism in the ranks

The Senate Armed Services Committee says it’s time for the Defense Department to shut down its highly publicized effort to identify extremism in the ranks, after millions of man-hours of work determined that only about 100 cases exist throughout the U.S. Armed Forces. The committee sent this message to the Pentagon in a report accompanying its fiscal year 2023 defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). That report noted officials have spent mo

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VA shows ‘willful disregard’ for health care choice, senators say

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Jul 19, 2022
2 min

VA shows ‘willful disregard’ for health care choice, senators say

Nine members of the U.S. Senate are accusing the Department of Veterans Affairs of purposefully ignoring the bipartisan will of Congress by failing to implement the MISSION Act, which allowed veterans to seek private-sector care. “Veterans across the country are subject to unacceptably long waiting periods to receive care or have appointments continually rescheduled because the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refuses to follow guidance and statute create by the MISSION Ac

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Navy dings Vice Admiral, 26 others for Bonhomme Richard fire

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Jul 18, 2022
2 min

Navy dings Vice Admiral, 26 others for Bonhomme Richard fire

The Navy announced Friday it has taken action against 27 people responsible for the July 2020 fire onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, including retired Vice Adm. Richard Brown, who at the time was Naval Surface Force commander. The announcement came with a stiff reminder from Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro that the fire that sent the Bonhomme Richard to the scrap heap was preventable, and that senior leaders and fire response teams must be held responsible. “When leader

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AUSN awards $52,000 in scholarships to 21 undergraduate students

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Jul 14, 2022
1 min

AUSN awards $52,000 in scholarships to 21 undergraduate students

The Association of the United States Navy this year awarded $52,000 to AUSN family members who will be enrolled in undergraduate programs this fall in colleges across the country. AUSN has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships over the last 20 years in an effort to support the sons and daughters of AUSN members, in particular those who are interested in Navy or military service and those pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, math and other fields that kee

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Here's how Congress saved the Navy fleet this year

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Jul 14, 2022
2 min

Here's how Congress saved the Navy fleet this year

House lawmakers this week voted for legislation that will let America field 10 additional ships and dramatically scaled back the Navy’s plan to shrink the fleet. The House was considering the annual defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes Department of Defense activities and sets funding guidance for the next fiscal year. This year’s NDAA included two provisions that gave the Navy fleet a significant boost. First was langua

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