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F-35s, V-22s, And Samsung Tablets: Junior Marines Pioneer New Tech, Tactics

Posted on May 21, 2014

For the valedictory wargame of the Marine Corps’s Infantry Officer Course, young second lieutenants launched an airborne raid on San Clemente Island off the California coast to try out new tactics and techniques with V-22s and F-35s. Their mission: fly in on V-22 Ospreys, wipe out simulated missile launch sites so US warships could move… Keep reading →

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Navy CNO Greenert’s ‘Biggest Shipbuilding Concern’ Is Amphibs

Posted on September 27, 2012

WASHINGTON: The Navy is “on a roll” when it comes to shipbuilding, but the existing fleet remains under stress, the Chief of Naval Operations said today. “We are on a roll on shipbuilding, [with] ships delivered on or ahead of schedule, on or below budget,” Adm. Jonathan Greenert said at a luncheon hosted by the… Keep reading →