MARCH 12, 2025 – After spending five years aboard a ship manned by only Navy Sailors; the last thing this Sailor expected was to be stationed with Marines, whom he once feared. After a few months at his second duty station, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, he came to realize that Marines were not as terrifying as he initially thought. U.S. Navy Interior … [Read more...]
3D Printing May be Future of Military Construction
Fort Bliss 3D-printed Army Barracks MARCH 12, 2025 - Army and Navy barracks may one day be 3D printed or built using mass timber construction that involves large wooden structural beams manufactured from smaller lumber. Today on Capitol Hill, Dave Morrow, director of military programs for Army Corps of Engineers, and Keith Hamilton, chief engineer for Naval Facilities … [Read more...]
Navy Intends to Ramp Up Shipbuilding
KITTERY, Maine (March 8, 2025) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) enters Dry Dock 1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard March 8. While at the shipyard, Hampton will receive repairs, structural inspections, and replacement of mechanical and electrical systems. This extensive work, led by the Hampton project team, will enhance the submarines capabilities, … [Read more...]
Next-Gen Tactical Decision Aid
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Office of Naval Research-Global TechSolutions recently demonstrated the Marine Corps Surf Observation Tool for Littoral Expeditionary Operations during Technical Concept Experiment 24.2 (TCE 24.2) hosted by the Office of Naval Research at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Calif., Aug. 20-23. Meteorology and Oceanography Battlespace … [Read more...]
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Busan
250302-N-FS097-1053 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 2, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) pulls into Busan, Republic of Korea, for a scheduled port visit, March 2, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. … [Read more...]