At the 2026 Sea-Air-Space Conference, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, indicated that the Navy and Marine ...
On April 24, 2026, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle signed a formal memorandum directing that only Surface Warfare Officers (SWOs) will be eligible to command U.S. Navy amphibious warships.
The U.S. Navy’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 holds the deployable battle force at 287 ships, a number that meets statutory minimums for carriers and amphibious vessels but signals no net fleet ...