The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), a Los Angeles–class fast-attack submarine, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Asahi steam in formation in waters east of the Korean Peninsula.

Enhance Naval Deterrence, Near and Far

A four-campaign construct could deter conflict with China inside the first island chain.

Vice Admiral Frank Pandolfe, U.S. Navy (Retired)
April 2024
An inflatable M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System decoy that generates a radar and infrared as well as optical signature. As battlefields become increasing transparent and targetable, deception will be essential to the Marine air-ground task force’s survival.

Deception in All that You Do

Deception is essential to the Marine air-ground task force’s survival.

Major Dilan Swift, U.S. Marine Corps
April 2024
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Tomorrow Looks Different for Aviation Training

In a move to enhance rotary-wing aviation capabilities, the Coast Guard and Navy have begun testing a new training program called Contractor Operated Pilot Training–Rotary.

March 2024
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) transits the Suez Canal in November to the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of operations.

U.S. Navy in Review

The Navy made good progress in 2023 on instilling a new sense of urgency in operations, acquisition, force development, and organizational transformation.

March 2024
Marines with Marine Rotational Force—Darwin fire an M240B medium machine gun during training with Australian forces in August 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps in Review

The year 2023 was one of continuity for the Marine Corps as Force Design 2030 continued to drive the planning for a potential high-end fight in a maritime environment.

March 2024
An Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk flying near Kodiak. In November, the Coast Guard accepted the first new-manufacture MH-60T hull from Sikorsky. The new hulls will extend the service life for the medium-range recovery helicopter fleet through the 2030s.

U.S. Coast Guard in Review

In 2023, the Coast Guard saw an uptick in national and international demand, carrying out missions from the Atlantic seafloor to the Indo-Pacific, from the Arctic to Maui.

March 2024
An MH-60S Knighthawk multimission helicopter spins up on the flight deck of the USS George Washington (CVN-73). To make space on crowded carrier flight decks, MH-60S numbers were decreased to five in each air wing, and MH-60Rs were decreased to ten. Because of how they are distributed, this change could result in as much as a 50 percent reduction in rotary-wing aircraft on board carriers.

Naval Aviation and Weapons in Review

The crisis in and around Israel offered another, more traditional test for naval aviation’s ability to generate and sustain combat-ready forces.

Captain Matt Wright, U.S. Navy
March 2024