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May 3, 2016

Obama to Nominate Marine Commandant Dunford as Next JCS Chairman

President Obama has settled on Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford to succeed Dempsey as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.,President Obama was expected to nominate Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marking a rapid ascension to the military's top post by the 59-year-old Dunford.

May 3, 2016

Congress Adds Cash to Special Account to Build New Nuclear Submarines

Congress plans to add money into a fund established this year for the purpose of paying for the Navy's next-generation, nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines.

May 3, 2016

Navy Studies Building 3 Virginia-Class Attack Submarines Per Year

The Navy is investigating the prospect of building three new Virginia-class attack submarines per year instead of the current two per year build rate.

May 3, 2016

Marines Postpone Faster Amphibious Combat Ships to 2025

The Marines will have to wait another decade to increase the speed of its amphibious troop carriers, Corps officials said Tuesday.,The Marines will have to wait another decade to increase the speed of its amphibious troop carriers, Marine Corps officials said Tuesday. The service is pushing forward with plans to build about 200 new Amphibious Combat Vehicles that will ultimately replace the older, Amphibious Assault Vehicle fleet.

May 3, 2016

Commandant Says Marine Corps Needs More Sergeants

The Marine Corps has a sergeant gap and must work to retain more NCOs, according to Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford.,Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford said Monday that the Corps was in need of a demographic overhaul to boost the number of sergeants and make up for a lack of experienced small unit leadership. The sergeant shortage was a major factor in the reduced state of readiness of Marines based in the U.S.

May 3, 2016

Navy and Marines Maintain Wartime Op Tempo Due to Russia and Mideast

The Navy and the Marine Corps on still deploying on a wartime basis despite the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan.,Emerging crises worldwide have kept the operations tempo of the Navy and the Marines on a wartime pace despite the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the leaders of the Navy and the Marine Corps said Monday.

May 3, 2016

Navy to Deploy First Underwater Drones from Submarines

The Navy is preparing to deploy Unmanned Underwater Vehicles from Virginia-class attack submarines for the first time in history sometime later this year.

May 3, 2016

No Women Pass Marines Infantry Officer School by Experiment's End

The last two female Marines hoping to make their way through the Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course washed out, ending the research phase of the project.

May 3, 2016

Amputee Conquers Marine Swim Course, Semi-Pro Football

Staff Sgt. Adam Jacks’ lost much of his right leg in combat, but that has not stopped him from victories in the pool and on the football field.

May 3, 2016

Marine Sentenced to 26 Years for Rape, Kidnap of Anchorage Woman

A U.S. Marine has been sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Anchorage woman in August 2013, according to Anchorage police.