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Ship shortage forces Marines to consider alternate deployments
The Marines have a regular drumbeat of MEUs ready to deploy. Lacking ready amphib ships, though, they're turning to other means of getting to sea.
Harbor security boat sinking probe reveals lax command leadership
One junior sailor reported that he had seen his chief “maybe five times in two years," according to the investigation.
Navy secretary honors Marine guards who helped evacuate Sudan embassy
As a military power struggle erupted into deadly fighting in the Sudanese capital, the Marines worked to get the embassy ready for an evacuation.
Marines slam a shrinking amphibious fleet, but the Navy isn’t to blame
The genesis of an amphibious lift shortfall is the Corps’ abandonment of its long-standing requirement for a larger fleet of 38 ships, this Marine says.
By Maj. Gen. Christopher Owens (retired)
Execs at Austal, which builds LCSs for US Navy, indicted for fraud
Austal USA’s president, one of the three indicted executives, resigned in 2021 following an investigation into practices dating back more than four years.
Greece buying vehicles US Marine Corps beached after fatal sinking
The U.S. government has approved the sale of dozens of Assault Amphibious Vehicles to Greece.
By Joe Gould
What naming a ship after Fallujah means to those who fought there
'I think that the naming of a ship like this is going to bring, not closure, but it’s going to bring some sort of honor and homage to what was lost there.'
That one time the US Navy torpedoed FDR
The USS William D. Porter endured a series of calamitous events during its brief history.
Navy secretary to rename USS Chancellorsville, USNS Maury
A commission compiling a list of Defense Department items named after Confederates is due to make its final recommendations to Congress by Oct. 1.
Elaine Luria wants to fight for a stronger Navy — but first she has to get reelected
Rep. Elaine Luria is one of the U.S. Navy’s staunchest proponents, but also one of its most ruthless critics.
By Joe Gould
5 officers censured for 2020 amphibious vehicle sinking that killed 8 Marines, 1 sailor
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the punishment stemmed from the five officers’ “inadequate leadership and execution of their oversight duties."
By Todd South