Navy Tag

In Latest Blow to Military Effectiveness, U.S. Navy Will No Longer Require Sailors to Pass Physical Fitness Tests

Posted by James Nault on June 26, 2024 65 Comments

Old standard forcing sailors out after 2 failed PT tests rescinded; Navy claims new rule has nothing to do with recruiting challenges...

Last Bastion of U.S. Military Implodes; Navy Seals Celebrate “Pride” Month

Posted by James Nault on June 05, 2024 44 Comments

""Man this woke s--- is like a cancer and needs to be handled and dealt with as a threat to national security. Gone way too far"...

Cause and Effect: Military Enshrines DEI While Recruiting Tanks

Posted by James Nault on May 17, 2024 33 Comments

A new Air Force "Pride Month" Memo is riddled with Marxist language and "empowers," i.e. strong arms, base commanders to hold base-wide pride events; meanwhile military recruiting woes continue ...

USS Boxer, Amphibious Assault Ship Carrying Hundreds of Marines, Forced to Return to Port for Repairs Two Weeks After Deploying

Posted by James Nault on April 17, 2024 72 Comments

We have been documenting the U.S. Navy's troubles with one of its premier amphibious assault ships, USS Boxer (LHD-4). This Wasp-Class ship, per the Navy's description, is "[t]he largest of all amphibious warfare ships [and] resembles a small aircraft carrier." It is capable of Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) fighter jet operations, meaning that because Boxer does not have launch catapults, it can't launch classic aircraft carrier fighter jets like the F/A-18, but it can launch the venerable Harrier jump jet and the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. It also carries helicopters and can launch LCACs (Landing Craft, Air Cushioned), which are high-speed, water-borne vehicles used to transport Marines to shore.

Navy Deletes Photo of Ship Captain Shooting Rifle with Scope on Backwards

Posted by James Nault on April 12, 2024 109 Comments

"We're Going To Lose A Major War"...

Biden’s Gaza Floating Port Plan Generating Concern Among Military Professionals

Posted by James Nault on March 11, 2024 71 Comments

"I don’t know a single maritime professional who thinks this is a good idea given the location and conditions ashore, but orders are orders."...

DOD Extends Deployment of Marines Near Gaza

Posted by James Nault on February 16, 2024 23 Comments

Approximately 2,500 Marines to remain on station near Gaza for the final stages of Israel's takedown of Hamas and rescue of its hostages...

U.S. Military Launches “Operation Prosperity Guardian” to Protect Shipping in the Red Sea, with Mixed Results

Posted by James Nault on December 26, 2023 50 Comments

Several nations refuse to sign up for U.S.-led maritime operation, but merchant shipping may be restarting in the Red Sea...

Federal Judge Decided Not to Temporarily Block Naval Academy From Using Race in Admissions

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 14, 2023 28 Comments

It's not over...

Naval Academy and West Point to Wear Special Uniforms for Army-Navy Game

Posted by James Nault on December 06, 2023 20 Comments

Don't miss the greatest spectacle in football, or all of sports for that matter, this Saturday at 3 p.m., and check out those uniforms!...

Iran-Backed Houthi Terror Group Targets U.S. Navy Warship With Armed Drones And Missiles

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 03, 2023 18 Comments

Reuters: "Yemen's Houthi movement said its navy had attacked two Israeli ships, Unity Explorer and Number 9, with an armed drone and a naval missile." ...

U.S. Naval Academy Sued Over Use of Race in Admissions

Posted by James Nault on November 04, 2023 14 Comments

Students for Fair Admissions strikes again, this time suing the U.S. Naval Academy, in addition to West Point, over race-based admissions...

U.S. Navy Brings Massive Military Power to the Gaza Area of Operations

Posted by James Nault on October 12, 2023 26 Comments

Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), is on station off the coast of Gaza with its entire Carrier Strike Group, including four strike-fighter aircraft squadrons, a guided missile cruiser, and four guided missile destroyers, among other military assets...

Biden Defense Dept Attempting to Innovate to Meet Current Challenges – Mostly Unsuccessfully

Posted by James Nault on September 18, 2023 21 Comments

New York Times article suggests that Navy innovation issues are mostly an issue with Navy traditionalists and Congressional lobbyists; the truth is that the Biden Administration is pursuing pie-in-the-sky quick fixes to solve a very complex problem...

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