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U.S., Partners Experiment with New Weapon Systems During RIMPAC 2024 SINKEX

July 23, 2024 5:37 PM

The U.S. military is experimenting with potential future weapon systems at the ongoing Rim of the Pacific 2024 exercise in Hawaii, using a weapon known as QUICKSINK during the biennial drill’s sinking exercise.…

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 22, 2024

July 22, 2024 3:13 PM - Updated: July 23, 2024 3:07 PM

Chinese PLAN and Russian Navy Finish South China Sea Exercise

July 18, 2024 5:43 PM

The Makin Island Raid at 70

August 16, 2012 9:39 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 8:24 PM

On August 17, 1942 211 Marines set out from two submarines to Makin Island, the home of a Japanese seaplane…

Next Generation USMC Unmanned Vehicles

August 6, 2012 8:19 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:27 PM

Today the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory will complete a more than weeklong experiment to test unmanned ground vehicles designed…

Sailor and Marine Olympic Medal Winners

August 3, 2012 8:43 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:28 PM

Carl T. Osburn You would think that the affinity that Americans have for guns would make competitive shooting a more…

An Unmanned Joint Strike Fighter?

July 12, 2012 10:22 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:49 PM

CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA — Three nautical miles from an amphibious assault ship, I toggled a small button labeled “STOVL,” or short…

Scenes from Guadalcanal

July 11, 2012 10:35 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:28 PM

On the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal, The U.S. Naval Institute has collected a series of photos from the…

Punch Them in the Nose…and Then Leave

July 10, 2012 9:38 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 8:04 PM

Proceedings, July 2012 This year marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet client government in Afghanistan. Mark…

Keeping our Amphibious Edge

July 6, 2012 12:37 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 7:56 PM

Proceedings, July 2012 Amphibious capability has become associated primarily with assaulting defended beaches and seizing lodgments for land campaigns. However,…