200 expected to compete in the Warrior Games

Since 2010, the Warrior Games have brought wounded, injured, and ill service members and veterans together to compete in various sports. The annual event aims to showcase the strength and resilience of those who have served in uniform. This year, more than 200 athletes are expected to compete in seven sports in Colorado Springs, Colo., from Sept. 28…

New US Ship News – Subs delivered and christened; big amphib on shakedown, new patrol boat handed over and more

USS NORTH DAKOTA (SSN 784) prepares to get underway for sea trials in the predawn hours of an August morning. (General Dynamics Electric Boat/US Navy) It’s been a busy summer for US shipbuilders, with ships delivered or launched for the US Navy, Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command, and new research ships launched for academic…

New Ship News – Sub launched, Carrier prepped, LCS delivered

Government shutdown or not, the US Navy’s shipbuilding programs are moving forward, with several noteworthy events recently taking place or coming up. At the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Conn., the NORTH DAKOTA (SSN 784), latest of the Virginia class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, was floated off Sept. 15 in a process that…

Carter, Winnefeld to Brief House Panel on SCMR Findings

Two top Pentagon officials are set to appear before House lawmakers next week to discuss the findings of the Strategic Choices and Management Review, an effort that will help determine how the US Defense Department operates amid budget cuts. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Adm. Sandy Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

The Jockeying Begins for New DHS Chief

Seconds after Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano announced her decision to leave the government to accept the job as president of the University of California system this morning, speculation over her replacement began. Napolitano will remain a Fed until sometime in September, which means there’ll be some high-stakes beltway maneuvering over the next…

New Ship News

First MLP Delivered The first mobile landing platform ship, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), was delivered to the U.S. Navy May 14 in San Diego, not quite two years since construction was ordered from the General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO). The enormous, 83,000-ton, 785-foot-long ship however, is not yet complete. It will move…