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The article discusses the U.S. Navy's validation of 3D printing technology, also known as additive manufacturing, for creating parts for ships at sea. It mentions that the U.S. Navy is exploring the use of larger metal 3D printers to fabricate replacement parts on demand, which can save time, reduce costs, and improve operational readiness.

The article discusses the need for the U.S. Navy to follow a decentralized command-and-control culture in order to produce combat victories. Topics discussed include significance of the culture in ensuring agile and adaptable naval operations, need for decentralization of command authority and operational forces, and focus on creating a complete and current common operational picture (COP).

The article discusses the issues related to readiness and effectiveness measures of U.S. Navy. The topics discussed include the role of military combats in shaping military competitiveness, inspections of material condition, administration, and crew ability of navy, and self-reported evaluations of inventories and materials.

The article reports on the need on the part of the U.S. Navy to adjust its fleet architecture, and the Marine Corps to develop new concepts, capabilities, and organizational constructs. The naval services will have to continuously evolve to counter the new challenges from a combination of new technologies, a global marketplace of goods and ideas, and changing geopolitical realities. Avoiding detection wills thus take on a new urgency, and operational and tactical maneuver will be essential.

The article reports on the strategy the U.S. Navy will adopt in 2025 when it will operate from a larger number of partner nations such as Bahrain to more affordably maintain the forward posture around the world. The Fleet of 2025 may be smaller, but will have greater reach and persistence thanks to new payloads of unmanned vehicles and weapons. The Navy and Marine Corps will still be the first responders to international crises through combat operations or with humanitarian assistance.

The article focuses on operational concepts which should be included by the U.S. Navy for planning and executing sea conflicts. It highlights the operational concept called the AirSea Battle, focusing on counter sea conflicts in the western Pacific and Persian Gulf. It suggests that continuing modernization efforts plus adopting several developing technologies for naval weapons help in combating maritime threats. It defines operational concept as to employ U.S. forces in a joint operation.

The article focuses on the near simultaneous response of the U.S. Navy to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan and to the early strikes in Libya. According to Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations (CNO), the Navy's quick response to both countries underscores the importance and the benefits of being a sea power deployed around the world. Meanwhile, the Defense Department has estimated that the first 10 days of the U.S. forces' combat operations in Libya cost 550 million dollars.

The article reports on the need of a new strategy to rebuild the U.S. Navy in the light of global economic and strategic realities. The question is whether this new direction will result from a series of ad hoc decisions or be guided by a careful assessment of needs. Personnel costs rose over the past decade, even though the Navy shrank by 15 percent to 286 ships from 344. A study by Center for Naval Analyses focuses on three main requirements- dominance, readiness, and influence.

The article focuses on the deployment of U.S. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) on assault ship USS Wasp for a seven-month operation in Iraq. It mentions that as an operational readiness for Iraq operation, the VMM-263 accepted 10 new MV-22V Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and underwent an aggressive training schedule. It was accounted that the squadron made 2,000-mile training deployments to demonstrate the V-22s long-distance deployment capacity using in-fight refueling.

Focuses on the development of various Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) of the U.S. Navy. Techniques used by the Navy to design the LCS; Improvement in the warfare capabilities of the Navy; Creation of enhance weapons system. INSET: Navy Explores Exotic Shapes, Materials For LCS.

Focuses on the U.S. Navy Second Fleet's efforts to improve combat readiness. Role in the preparation of carrier battle groups and amphibious readiness groups; Exercises conducted in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack; Joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets employed by the Second Fleet; Changes in the Second Fleet's training programs.

Focuses on the United States Navy-sponsored joint Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) effort. Inclusion of the CEC in the international Medium Extended Air Defense System; Importance of the CEC to the success of the planned US Navy DD 21 Zumwalt-class multimission destroyer; Communication requirements within CEC.

Discusses the importance of maintaining the combat-search-and-rescue (CSAR) capability of the United States Navy. Frequency of Navy involvement in low-intensity conflicts; Lack of CSAR assets evident during the 1991 Gulf War; Factors that have shifted attention from CSAR; Ability of the Department of Defense to maintain a joint policy that directs each service to provide CSAR capabilities for its own forces.

The article focuses on the uninterrupted services of the naval aviators during their 2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment (NAAD) transition in April 2008 at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. It states that the HSC-21 and HSC-23 aircrafts were turning over to HSC-25, which stands 24-hour search and rescue (SAR) alert on Guam. The pilots are refining their standard operating procedure (SOP) to optimize their resources, and are aiming to run the squadron effectively to save the lives of others.

The article discusses the focus of the U.S. Navy on tactics. It notes that the service is concentrated on the tactical employment of its combat forces as well as in its doctrine and practice. It mentions that the service has the tendency to get defeated by an opponent that can balance the employment of its forces at both the tactical and operational levels of war. It cites the over-reliance on technology as a cause in the inclination of the service towards tactics.

Focuses on the collaboration between the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard to create the warship 'National Fleet'. Integration of the Integrated Deepwater System of the Coast Guard and the Littoral Combat Ship program of the Navy to realize the warship; Enhancement in the surface warfare capabilities; Development of sustainable ship systems.

Focuses on the return of the U.S. Naval forces after their combat operations in Iraq. Comments of Naval Officer Administrator Vern Clark on the performance of the Navy and the Marine Corps; Efficiency of the warships and the submarines; Appreciation for the readiness of the Navy.

Focuses on the capability of the U.S. Armed Forces. Fallacy of a post-Cold war peace dividend; Reductions in strategic intelligence capabilities; Increase in technical capabilities within the Navy.

The article provides information on the use of the Bluefin-21 Battlespace Preparation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (BPAUV) built for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. It notes that the BPAUV fleet is a component of the Flight Zero mine-warfare mission package. The BPAUV fleet is cited to gather side-scan imagery sonar and physical oceanographic data for battlespace preparation and bottom classification.

The article reports on the challenge being faced by the U.S. Navy to maintain the number of ships required to maintain operational readiness. All of the armed services have chronic problems with bringing on complex weapons at cost and on schedule. The Navy, however, has the worst reputation. According to former secretary of the Navy, Donald Winter, the service's shipbuilding program is deeply troubled and requires an honest assessment of what Navy officials are doing wrong.

Reports issues related to combat readiness. Plan of the U.S. Air Force to lease an aircraft for the replacement of the KC-135 aerial refueling tanker fleet; Transformation of the Exercise Giant Shadow of the U.S. Navy; Effort of Czech Republic Defense Minister Jaroslav Tvrdik to prepare the soldiers for the war against Iraq.