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US Navy’s new massive expansion plan includes 22 of the most advanced destroyers on the planet
The guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) (right) leads the way during divisional tactics training along with the guided missile destroyers USS McFaul (DDG 74), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Cole (DDG 67), and the guided missile cruisers USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and USS Anzio (CG 68) in the Atlantic Ocean, on March 5, 2005. (DOD photo by Lt. J.G. Caleb Swigart, U.S. Navy)
During Donald Trump's campaign for the White House, he often touted the idea of expanding America's Navy to 355 ships, a significant increase over the 280 or so active vessels currently in service. Soon, however, the economics involved in such a large-scale expansion began to get in the way. While America was going to see an increase in ships in service in the coming years, that increase was going to be offset by older ships aging out of service soon thereafter, making the 355-ship goal all but impossible under current spending projections. Now, however, it... Read More
Warriors wanted: Huge bonuses and aggressive recruitment by the Army
Alongside the rest of the U.S. military, the Army is growing. President Donald Trump made a larger military one of his main defense positions while campaigning, and now the pressure is on for recruiters to meet their quotas. That translates to huge bonuses and aggressive...
US Special Operations under fire from local residents after raiding abandoned hotel in North Carolina
The unique challenges posed by urban warfare can be extremely difficult to train for in a realistic way. American military installations that lend themselves to dynamic training tend to be set in expansive stretches of open territory, allowing for all sorts of live fire and...
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