U.S. Naval Institute

2018 U.S. Naval Institute Election »

LCS Is No Little Crappy Ship

By Commander Scott W. Larson, U.S. Navy
Read More
Face the Hypersonic Truth

By Captain Kevin Eyer, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Read More
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 24, 2018

Read More
Dead Reckoning, a graphic novel imprint of Naval Institute Press, website is live!

Read More
An honor to serve. A privilege to join. Become a member of the U.S. Naval Institute

Read More

USNI Periodicals
Top Editor Picks
Latest Blog Posts
From the Archives
Multimedia
Press

Proceedings

View the current Proceedings

The Proceedings Podcast

Episode 42: Sept. 12, 2018Major Valerie McGuire, USMC, on Russia's hybrid warfare threat, including computer hacking.

LCS Is No Little Crappy Ship

The USS Coronado (LCS-4) operates both an MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV and an MH-60 manned helicopter. (U.S. Navy photo)

Model a Space Force on the Coast Guard

The space domain requires a force with similar responsibilities and authorities as the Coast Guard. In the past several months, many commentators (...

Interoperability Is a Core Coast Guard Strength

Coast Guard Lieutenant Junior Grade Shane Gunderson and Investigative Service agent Bobby Brisby deliver relief supplies to victims of Hurricane...

Let Your Sailors Fix It!

In a high-end battle, a commanding officer may have to fight his or her ship in a communications-denied environment. If battle damage is taken,...

USNI News

View all current articles

SASC Quizzes SOUTHCOM Nominee on Drug War Command and Control

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee told nominee to lead Southern Command they want...

HASC Chair Thornberry Doesn’t Anticipate Spending Dip in Next Defense Budget

CAPITOL HILL — A time of steady, predictable military funding could be at hand, the...

New Prototype Demonstration Series Will Continue Navy, Marine Push for Rapid Capability Boosts

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Navy and Marine Corps will build upon the successes of...

Marine Corps Cancels AAV Survivability Upgrade

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Marine Corps has canceled its Amphibious Assault...

Report to Congress on Armed Conflict in Syria

The following is the Sept. 21, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Armed Conflict in...

Naval History

View the current Naval History

Subscribe to Naval History

Antiaccess for Sea Control The British Mining Campaign in World War I

The British experience contains lessons that still apply to modern-day mine warfare.

The Navy's Crackerjack Superhero

First appearing in the comic section in 1934, Don Winslow of the Navy would enjoy a two-decade run thrilling audiences, warning Americans...

On Our Scope

Alfred Thayer Mahan once wrote, “The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice.” Building...

In Contact

Give Credit to Electric Boat

Paul Merkle...

Armaments & Innovations - Extending the DEW Line to Sea

When the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic weapon in 1949, U.S. defense officials became concerned about a possible Soviet...

Selected By Our Editors

Female Navy Recruits Get First 'Dixie Cup' Hats at Boot Camp

The Navy's Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes Illinois marked another milestone in efforts to make uniforms more gender-specific Monday when fema...

China aims to prepare military for battle by ending paid contract work

China has ordered its armed forces to end all paid outside work within three years as part of a push to make the world's largest standing military mor...

Navy: 8 Sailors Aboard Carrier USS Eisenhower Hurt During Landing

Eight sailors were injured aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during an aircraft landing off Virginia's coast, the Navy said....

U.S., South Korea stage assault drill; North threatens to wipe out enemies

U.S. and South Korean troops staged a big amphibious landing exercise on Saturday, storming simulated North Korean beach defenses. ...

Marine Corps Wants Funding to Improve Security at Recruiting Centers

Ten months after a gunman opened fire in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Corps is still working to bolster the security of its recruiting officers....

Featured Content

Fighting the Future AirSea Battle

Establishing air-support operations centers at sea is the key to defeating potential dynamic maritime threats.Uproar 11, a flight of two F/A-18E Super...

Expanding the Non-Kinetic Warfare Arsenal

To meet the challenges and threats of the information age, the Navy is realizing that cyberspace means a lot more than just the Internet.The definitio...

Oceans - Race to the Bottom of the Sea—Seven Miles Deep

In 2010 three groups announced plans to develop and send a manned submersible to the deepest place in the World Ocean, the almost seven-miles-down &ld...

The Transformation (Again!) of the Surface Navy

In the 1980s, the Tomahawk cruise missile expanded the surface Navy’s role; in the 2000s, new technologies continue to enhance surface warfare&r...

Maximizing Minimum Manning

The Navy can get more from less. Using fewer but better-prepared engineers will cut costs and improve readiness. The key is in the training.Few days p...

U.S. Naval Institute Blog

Professional Mariners Cannot Rely on Electronics Alone

It is disconcerting to hear that Congress has ordered the Coast Guard to remove the requirement for Merchant Marine deck officers to demonstrate...

I Can’t Even

As a millennial, I am easily triggered. I often lack the emotional self-control to react appropriately to disturbing opinions or information,...

Virtual and Gaming Solutions for Future Conflict Success

“Captain, We Are Not Prepared For This Manner Of Engagement!” —Mr. Spock, Star Trek Beyond While there is a great deal of talk about innovation...

The Sooner the Syrian Civil War Ends, the Better

As we enter the final stages of the Syrian Civil War, that nation is awash with armed factions; Syrian ethnic and religious factions, Russians,...

Inspiration in the Wake of Hurricane Florence

Something about the majesty and power of natural disasters brings on a philosophical frame of mind. Today in New England we’re riding out the...

Naval History Blog

There are Bears in the Archive!

During the course of a day working in the USNI Photo Archive, a digital archivist can make their way through a lot of photographs. And I mean a...

Operation Brushwood: Allied landings at Fedala, Morocco

In this selection from Admiral O’Neill’s second interview at his home in Lusby, Maryland, on 4 April 1970, he describes some of...

Day 4- March 20- Saipan

Lieutenant Leroy Fadem recently revisited sites in the Pacific where he saw action in the Navy during the tumultuous years of the War in the...

On This Day-September 14th

On this day in 1899 during the Philippine Insurrection Campaign, the gunboat, USS Concord, and the monitor, USS Monterey, capture two insurgent...

On This Day-September 5th

On this day in 1776 the Navy adopts uniforms for officers. Enjoy this look back through naval history and the evolution of the uniform. ...

Featured Slideshows

Naval Institute Foundation

Proceedings Magazine - June 2017 Vol. 143/6/1,372

Recent Honorary and Memorial Gifts Gifts of support to the Naval Institute have been made in the name of the following: In honor of: A. Denis Clift, by Keith Hahn Jennifer Grove, by Robert Rose, DDS LCDR Robert B. Leet, USNR (Ret.), by Tracy Jaquier...