Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn't an easy conversation.
The CNO insists the Navy is now on a “positive trajectory,” but it will have to rebuild confidence under congressional scrutiny as it prepares a new strategic plan.
A new report from the Association of the U.S. Navy calls for more sailors, "immediately," and additional efforts to eliminate barriers standing in the way of a 355-ship Navy.
Making combat operations across the force more agile would likely increase the pace and frequency of missions, but grow the Air Force's efficiency, the head of a key expeditionary wing said.
Previous U.S. Navy ships bearing the name Oakland include a transport cargo ship that was first commissioned in 1918 and a light cruiser from World War II.