Prepared to Fight From the MOC – OLW Training Continuum Supports Advanced Warfighter Capabilities, Seamless Active-Reserve Integration
In an era of great power competition, the Navy Reserve must be ready to deploy at the Operational Level of War (OLW) at a moment’s notice, and how OLW Reserve Sailors prepare for that eventuality must align with their active-duty fleet counterparts for seamless integration and mission success.
US Marine Corps advances plans for drone wingman
The Marine Corps has big plans in 2026 to advance toward fielding a drone wingman to collaborate with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. On Tuesday, the Corps released its 2026 Aviation Plan, outlining its strategy to maintain and develop its aviation fleets. A top priority: testing and developing Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) TACAIR, an unmanned “collaborative combat aircr...[Read More]
Navy names surface warfare officers of the year
The Navy presented two recipients with an esteemed award that recognizes the best surface warfare officer from each coast, according to a Navy release. Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Bystrom received the honor for her service with Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, while Lt. Cmdr. Brian Van Metre earned the Atlantic Fleet’s Surface Warfare Officer of the Year award. “This prestigious distinction honors t...[Read More]
Experts argue Marine pullback in Okinawa should be halted as China threat rises
As the Chinese People’s Liberation Army edges toward its goal of invading Taiwan by 2027, experts argue that Washington must reexamine a long-standing U.S.-Japan blueprint that aims to shift nearly 10,000 Marines away from Okinawa. The Defense Policy Review Initiative (DPRI) — intended to make the U.S. military presence less burdensome for the island’s residents — will instead dangerously weaken d...[Read More]
Experts argue Marine pullback in Okinawa should be halted as China threat rises
As the Chinese People’s Liberation Army edges toward its goal of invading Taiwan by 2027, experts argue that Washington must reexamine a long-standing U.S.-Japan blueprint that aims to shift nearly 10,000 Marines away from Okinawa. The Defense Policy Review Initiative (DPRI) — intended to make the U.S. military presence less burdensome for the island’s residents — will instead dangerously weaken d...[Read More]
Female sailors can now purchase new dress overblouse, Navy announces
SAN DIEGO — The Navy announced that the second phase of their female sailor uniform update is available for purchase at select in-person Navy Exchange Service Command locations, as well as online. The optional service dress white long-sleeved overblouse, for wear with the service dress blue uniform, is available in Virginia at NEX Norfolk and NEX Arlington and in NEX San Diego, California, uniform...[Read More]
Navy Public Affairs Renames, Realigns to Deliver More Capable Forces
Marking a significant reorganization of expeditionary public affairs forces, the Navy redesignated Navy Public Affairs Support Element (NPASE) Headquarters as Navy Public Affairs Command (NPAC) and renamed all subordinate units Fleet Public Affairs Centers (FLTPACENs) Jan. 9.
In the bloody, urban combat to liberate Manila, this airborne ‘Angel’ sacrificed all
Airborne troops are extremely vulnerable when they are descending in their parachutes. To compensate, their intense combat training is designed to take charge from the moment their boots touch the ground… whatever that ground may be. One of the many cases in point is that of PFC. Manuel Pérez Jr. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on March 3, 1923, Pérez was raised in Chicago, Illinois, after ...[Read More]
CDR Rob Terranova, Jr.
CDR Rob Terranova, Jr. is a native of Syracuse, New York. He is a 2010 graduate of LeMoyne College, where he earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Finance and Business Marketing with a minor in Philosophy.
