STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Navy has lost 15,000 operational days because of idle submarines, GAO reports | Stars and Stripes
The GAO said submarines are forced to spend idle time in port instead of being deployed or conducting training due to long waits at shipyards.
STRIPES (Seth Robson) - Guam welcomes second returning fast-attack submarine in 2 weeks | Stars and Stripes
A fast-attack submarine returned to Guam, becoming the second fast-attack vessel to come home from deployment in 15 days
STRIPES (Seth Robson) - Fast-attack submarine completes first deployment since shifting its homeport to Guam | Stars and Stripes
The USS Minnesota returned to its homeport at Naval Base Guam marking its first deployment from the island
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Navy awards contracts for 14 new attack and ballistic missile submarines | Stars and Stripes
The investment is expected to boost to a shipbuilding industry stalled by supply-chain issues, labor shortages and aging infrastructure.
STRIPES (Alison Bath) - Navy submarine thought to be behind sinking of Iranian frigate receives commendation | Stars and Stripes
The crew of USS Charlotte was presented with the Navy Unit Commendation for exceptional operational service.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Admin Advises UK’s New PM: Boost Defense, Expand Oil Drilling.
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom has called on the country's new Prime Minister to prioritize defense spending, particularly on the AUKUS submarine program, and energy security.
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom has called on the country’s new Prime Minister to prioritize defense spending, particularly on the AUKUS submarine program, and energy security . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Warren Stephens urged newly-installed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to prioritize funding for the AUKUS nuclear submarine program, a trilateral defense initiative between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Stephens emphasized the importance of sustained investments to transform alliances into effective security measures, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Meanwhile, President Donald J. Trump once again called on Britain to reopen the North Sea to oil and…Open
STRIPES (Alison Bath) - 64 US sailors sickened in diesel generator glitch on ballistic missile submarine | Stars and Stripes
The Navy is investigating a recent generator malfunction aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska that sickened dozens of sailors.
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Growing number of submarines shows arms race below the waves | Stars and Stripes
More than 480 submarines from more than 40 nations currently operate in the oceans of the world, according to a 2025 count.
STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - Navy reactivates submarine squadron for Australia rotations | Stars and Stripes
The U.S. Navy reactivated Submarine Squadron 3 to support planned sub rotations in Western Australia which will begin rotations to HMAS Stirling near Perth in 2027