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  • Blount Island Command's Ship-to-Shore Operations Reinforces Southcom Readiness
  • U.S. Special Operations launches push for next-gen maritime weapons
  • Coast Guard to stand up special forces command

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war.gov /3 weeks ago

Blount Island Command's Ship-to-Shore Operations Reinforces Southcom Readiness

Marines landed an MK36 Wrecker tactical armored vehicle at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., demonstrating how the service rapidly moves equipment...

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defence-blog.com /1 month ago

U.S. Special Operations launches push for next-gen maritime weapons

U.S. Special Operations Command published a broad industry solicitation on Friday, calling on companies, nonprofits, and research organizations to join a new technology development...

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navytimes.com /3 weeks ago

Coast Guard to stand up special forces command

The U.S. Coast Guard is standing up a new Special Missions Command to consolidate its elite maritime response forces.

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militarywatchmagazine.com /2 weeks ago

U.S. Creates New Coast Guard Special Forces Command as Requirement Grows For Armed Takeovers of Enemy Shipping

The U.S. Coast Guard has created a new Special Missions Command to oversee its “deployable specialised forces,” as the service’s units have played a central role in

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war.gov /1 month ago

Joint Force Enforces Maritime Blockade in Gulf of Oman, Globally

The Navy is enforcing a growing global blockade to seize ships doing business with Iran and has authorized lethal force to protect maritime interests.

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navalnews.com /2 weeks ago

U.S. Surface Force to Receive Major Round of Investments

Under the U.S. Navy’s released shipbuilding plan as apart of the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP), the U.S. Navy’s surface force will receive a major reshuffle in it’s structure,...

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news.usni.org /3 weeks ago

‘Littoral Deep Battle’

LAOAG, Philippines — Target drones resembling Chinese amphibious infantry fighting vehicles approached the La Paz Sand Dunes at a steady pace. In the next few hours, a combined for...

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breakingdefense.com /1 month ago

Space Force plans to establish HQ staff group as surrogate Futures Command

CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman has signed a memo, obtained by Breaking Defense, initiating the creation of SF/S9 to coordinate future force planning. However, the change has yet to be ap...

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defenseone.com /1 month ago

Sub that sank Iranian warship reflects Navy’s drive to adapt, CNO says

“That was a glimpse of the future force,” Adm. Caudle said at Sea-Air-Space.

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breakingdefense.com /3 weeks ago

Coast Guard unveils new Special Missions Command amid demand for elite units

The Coast Guard aims to officially stand up the command in October.

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news.usni.org /1 day ago

Specialized Group of 1,300 Marines, Sailors Take Over SOUTHCOM Duties As 22nd MEU Heads Home

A specialized group of Marines operating in SOUTHCOM will now support Operation Southern Spear, the U.S. campaign to stop maritime drug trafficking, as the 22nd Marine Expeditionar...

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news.usni.org /1 month ago

Marines Considering Alternative Ships for SOUTHCOM Deployments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marine Corps is preparing to deploy Marines on specialty platforms like the Expeditionary Fast Transport and the Expeditionary Sea Base to meet combatant com...

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war.gov /1 month ago

From Workshop to Waterway: Marine Innovation Redefines Naval Strike Capabilities

Marines assigned to the III Expeditionary Operations Training Group at Okinawa, Japan, and U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command operators executed the Marine Corps' first live-fire d...

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navalnews.com /1 month ago

France Establishes New Seabed Warfare Observatory

The Seabed Warfare Observatory (L’Observatoire Maîtrise des Fonds Marins, or MFM) has been set up within the strategic research support structure established by the Directorate Gen...

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news.usni.org /1 month ago

U.S. Marines Practice Logistics from the Sea Across the Philippines Ahead of Balikatan

U.S. forces debuted a new logistical method across the Southeast Asian archipelago using new facilities and civilian barges to position forces ahead of Balikatan 2026. Military Sea...

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navytimes.com /1 month ago

US Marine Corps, Navy join forces to combat insufficient amphibious fleet size

The two services will work together to boost the country's amphibious fleet size and availability after the readiness rate of its ships dropped in 2025.

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defence-blog.com /4 weeks ago

U.S. Special Forces sink a ship with Ukrainian-designed drone boats

Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) remotely launched and controlled unmanned surface vessels during Exercise Balikatan 2026, using them to deliver shaped charges...

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soldiersystems.net /2 weeks ago

The Cross-Domain Contact Layer: Army Advances Multi-Domain Command-Pacific Following Successful Operational Experiment

HONOLULU— The U.S. Army is moving forward with the establishment of Multi-Domain Command-Pacific (MDC-PAC) following a successful multidomain command experiment that demonstrated t...

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news.usni.org /3 weeks ago

Green Berets Deploy Ship-Killing Drone in Luzon Strait Maritime Strike Exercise

MANILA, Philippines — American special forces used unmanned surface vessels equipped with explosive charges against a maritime target in the Luzon Strait. U.S. Army Green Berets wi...

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taskandpurpose.com /4 weeks ago

Navy says aviators can no longer command amphibious warships

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle is requiring that amphibious warships be commanded by surface warfare officers. The post Navy says aviators can no longer command amphib...

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taskandpurpose.com /1 month ago

This is what we know about the Maritime Raid Force used to seize Iranian vessel

A Maritime Raid Force, which consists of both reconnaissance and infantry Marines, boarded and seized an Iranian vessel on April 19. The post This is what we know about the Maritim...

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breakingdefense.com /1 month ago

Shifting gears: Space Force moves to embrace space mobility for orbital warfare

The service’s new Objective Force plan calls for demonstrating on-orbit refueling and fielding operational “space tugs” by 2030.

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navytimes.com /4 weeks ago

US combatant chiefs want more amphibious ready groups, Marine commandant says

The four-star officers who lead U.S. military commands have all requested the support of amphibious ready groups and Marine Expeditionary Units.

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indiandefensenews.in /1 month ago

Varuna Shakti – India’s Naval Power Projection In The Strait of Malacca

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj known as the "Father of the Indian Navy," recognised as early as the 17th century that a formidable indigenous maritime force was essential to...

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