Featured in amphibious operationsBYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2022ShareRussia’s Shelling Of Ukraine’s Western Port City Of Odesa Ramps UpRussian naval activity has been steadily increasing near the strategic Black Sea port city of Odesa. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2022ShareOdesa’s Maze-Like Catacombs Could Be Bad News For Russian InvadersOdesa’s catacombs could prove vexing for Russian invaders just as they have for other enemies in conflicts past. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2022ShareIt Looks Like Russia Wants To All But Wall Off Ukraine’s Coastlines Next WeekThe timing of Russian drills that could restrict access to much of the northern Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is concerning. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2021ShareThe Marines’ Amphibious Assault Vehicles Just Got Banned From Going In The Water IndefinitelyThe Corps has also yanked its aging tracked amphibious vehicles from any future scheduled deployments, leaving a big capability gap. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareMeet The Biggest And Baddest Ships In the US ArmyThe US Navy doesn’t have a monopoly on big boats. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2020ShareNavy Wants To Buy 30 New Light Amphibious Warships To Support Radical Shift In Marine OpsFleets of small, low-cost amphibious warships are absolutely critical to how the Marine Corps’ plans to fight in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareU.S. Marines Launch Mock Amphibious And Air Assaults On Saudi Islands In The Persian GulfThe training exercises come amid a new spike in hostility with Iran, which uses its own nearby islands to stage various naval operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2020ShareThe Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into RetirementFrom a roach motel destined for the junk yard to a multi-purpose mothership, it paved the way for future US operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 22, 2019ShareJapanese Shipbuilder Pitches Amphibious Assault Ship For Country’s Growing Marine ForcesCarrying MV-22 Ospreys and Marines riding in armored amphibious vehicles, the ships could help Japan project power beyond its home islands. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 22, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2019ShareThis High-Speed Amphibious Armored Vehicle Could Race Russia’s Naval Infantry AshoreRussia’s naval infantry units are still stuck riding in Soviet-era armored personnel carriers that are slow and increasingly vulnerable. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2019ShareJetpack Inventor Goes Zipping Between Royal Navy Boats In Open Water TestsThe Royal Navy and Royal Marines have been eying the jetpack as a possible tool for boarding ships at sea and for amphibious operations. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareHave Mercy! The US Navy Now Wants To Retire One Of Its Two Hospital ShipsThe Navy’s two hospital ships are expensive to operate and maintain, but offer capabilities found in no other Navy in the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Army Is Buying New Boats to Replace Vietnam-Era Landing CraftThe service’s little known fleet is important to operations around the world, but is sorely in need of new watercraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis Combat Diver Delivery Unit Is a Crazy Fast Speed Boat That Turns Into a SubStill in prototype form, the unique boat would be able to race toward shore and then sneak up to its target underwater. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareU.S. Navy Stealthy Special Operations Boats Are Zooming Around the Middle EastIn an actual conflict, these boats would discreetly surveil coastlines and help SEALs sneak ashore. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareAll You Need To Know About The Royal Navy’s New Carrier And Its Maiden VoyagePass or fail, the ship’s sea trials still won’t answer more serious questions about plans for its air wing and the fiscal viability of its sister ship, the HMS Prince of Wales. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2022ShareRussia’s Shelling Of Ukraine’s Western Port City Of Odesa Ramps UpRussian naval activity has been steadily increasing near the strategic Black Sea port city of Odesa. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2022ShareOdesa’s Maze-Like Catacombs Could Be Bad News For Russian InvadersOdesa’s catacombs could prove vexing for Russian invaders just as they have for other enemies in conflicts past. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2022ShareIt Looks Like Russia Wants To All But Wall Off Ukraine’s Coastlines Next WeekThe timing of Russian drills that could restrict access to much of the northern Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is concerning. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2021ShareThe Marines’ Amphibious Assault Vehicles Just Got Banned From Going In The Water IndefinitelyThe Corps has also yanked its aging tracked amphibious vehicles from any future scheduled deployments, leaving a big capability gap. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareMeet The Biggest And Baddest Ships In the US ArmyThe US Navy doesn’t have a monopoly on big boats. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2020ShareNavy Wants To Buy 30 New Light Amphibious Warships To Support Radical Shift In Marine OpsFleets of small, low-cost amphibious warships are absolutely critical to how the Marine Corps’ plans to fight in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareU.S. Marines Launch Mock Amphibious And Air Assaults On Saudi Islands In The Persian GulfThe training exercises come amid a new spike in hostility with Iran, which uses its own nearby islands to stage various naval operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2020ShareThe Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into RetirementFrom a roach motel destined for the junk yard to a multi-purpose mothership, it paved the way for future US operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 22, 2019ShareJapanese Shipbuilder Pitches Amphibious Assault Ship For Country’s Growing Marine ForcesCarrying MV-22 Ospreys and Marines riding in armored amphibious vehicles, the ships could help Japan project power beyond its home islands. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 22, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2019ShareThis High-Speed Amphibious Armored Vehicle Could Race Russia’s Naval Infantry AshoreRussia’s naval infantry units are still stuck riding in Soviet-era armored personnel carriers that are slow and increasingly vulnerable. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2019ShareJetpack Inventor Goes Zipping Between Royal Navy Boats In Open Water TestsThe Royal Navy and Royal Marines have been eying the jetpack as a possible tool for boarding ships at sea and for amphibious operations. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareHave Mercy! The US Navy Now Wants To Retire One Of Its Two Hospital ShipsThe Navy’s two hospital ships are expensive to operate and maintain, but offer capabilities found in no other Navy in the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Army Is Buying New Boats to Replace Vietnam-Era Landing CraftThe service’s little known fleet is important to operations around the world, but is sorely in need of new watercraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis Combat Diver Delivery Unit Is a Crazy Fast Speed Boat That Turns Into a SubStill in prototype form, the unique boat would be able to race toward shore and then sneak up to its target underwater. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareU.S. Navy Stealthy Special Operations Boats Are Zooming Around the Middle EastIn an actual conflict, these boats would discreetly surveil coastlines and help SEALs sneak ashore. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareAll You Need To Know About The Royal Navy’s New Carrier And Its Maiden VoyagePass or fail, the ship’s sea trials still won’t answer more serious questions about plans for its air wing and the fiscal viability of its sister ship, the HMS Prince of Wales. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
