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The Marine Corps should revive its traditional ethos, emphasizing professional competence, readiness, honor, courage, and commitment for the demands of modern warfare. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/september/where-exactly-has-warrior-ethos-gotten-us
Where Exactly Has the Warrior Ethos Gotten Us?
The Marine Corps should revive its traditional ethos, emphasizing professional competence, readiness, honor, courage, and commitment for the demands of modern warfare.
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September 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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3 New Shipyards Tapped to Build LCU-1700s in $280M Deal — USNI News
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3 New Shipyards Tapped to Build LCU-1700s in $280M Deal - USNI News
Three new shipyards have been tapped to construct seven Landing Craft Utility landing vessels as part of an overall $280 million deal to expand the production of the heavy-lift amphibious connector, t...
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September 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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3 New Shipyards Tapped to Build LCU-1700s in $280M Deal — USNI News
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3 New Shipyards Tapped to Build LCU-1700s in $280M Deal - USNI News
Three new shipyards have been tapped to construct at least seven Landing Craft Utility boats as part of an overall $280 million deal to expand the production of the heavy-lift amphibious connector, th...
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September 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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The world war veteran and founding commandant of the Imperial Defence College claimed, “Study is a real preparation of the mind for war.” https://ow.ly/21El50ZNXCC
Why Herbert Richmond Championed the Study of History
The world war veteran and founding commandant of the Imperial Defence College claimed, “Study is a real preparation of the mind for war.”
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September 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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September 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Operates with Australians in the South China Sea — USNI News
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Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Operates with Australians in the South China Sea - USNI News
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) recently operated with Royal Australian Navy frigates in the South China Sea, the Australian Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Frigates HMAS Perth (FFH157) and HMAS...
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September 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Cao, Toti, Breckenridge Formally Nominated for Top Navy Jobs — USNI News
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September 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Report to Congress on the Army’s XM-30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle — USNI News
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Report to Congress on the Army’s XM-30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle - USNI News
The following is the Sept. 8, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, “The Army’s XM-30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.” From the Report The Army’s XM-30, previously known as the Optionally M...
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September 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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The Navy should streamline training pipelines by aligning courses, eliminating redundancies, allowing validation tests, and using AI to personalize instruction. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/september/tailor-navy-training-pipelines
Tailor Navy Training Pipelines
The Navy should streamline training pipelines by aligning courses, eliminating redundancies, allowing validation tests, and using AI to personalize instruction.
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September 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Houthis, Yemen Fighting Continues, Saudi Arabia Faces Pipeline Challenges — USNI News
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Houthis, Yemen Fighting Continues, Saudi Arabia Faces Pipeline Challenges - USNI News
Fighting between the Houthis and Yemen’s National Government continued over the weekend after the Iranian-backed rebel group captured strategic points on the Red Sea. The Houthis captured Mocha, Yemen...
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September 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 14, 2026
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 14, 2026
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Sept. 14, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in ...
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September 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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North Korea Tests Missiles, Attack Drones on Island in Sea of Japan — USNI News
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North Korea Tests Missiles, Attack Drones on Island in Sea of Japan - USNI News
North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones at an island in the Sea of Japan on Sunday as part of a “firepower attack drill,” state media reported. Subunits fro...
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September 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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U.S. Funding Subic Bay Shipyard Repair Expansion — USNI News
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U.S. Funding Subic Bay Shipyard Repair Expansion - USNI News
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Washington is funding a project that will expand the maintenance and repair capability of a shipyard in the Philippines frequently used by U.S. Navy warships. The Subic Drydock C...
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September 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Peleliu remains one of the Pacific war's least understood battles. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2010/april/bitter-hemorrhage-fighting
A Bitter Hemorrhage of Fighting
Peleliu remains one of the Pacific war's least understood battles.
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September 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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In 1972, the USS William R. Rush transited the Strait of Hormuz and made a most interesting port call at a place called Kharg Island. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2026/october/cruising-region-transition
Cruising a Region in Transition
In 1972, the USS William R. Rush transited the Strait of Hormuz and made a most interesting port call at a place called Kharg Island. 
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September 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing run during a 9/11 commemoration run at Marine Forces Support Facility New Orleans, 11 September 2026. U.S. Marine Corps (Nalanie Davila)

September 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Too many Navy ships have been named for people with little connection to the service. It is time to name ships for naval heroes and storied ships of the past, starting with another USS Laffey.
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What’s in a Name? A Legacy, for One Thing
Too many Navy ships have been named for people with little connection to the service. It is time to name ships for naval heroes and storied ships of the past, starting with another USS Laffey.
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September 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Houthis Make Moves On Red Sea, U.S., Iran Go Tanker for Warship — USNI News
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Houthis Make Moves On Red Sea, U.S., Iran Go Tanker for Warship - USNI News
The Houthis in Yemen have seized Perim Island, a parcel of land that lies in the Red Sea in an amphibious assault, giving the Iranian-backed group a strategic foothold over the Bab el-Mandeb.  The Hou...
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September 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Sept. 11, 2026
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USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Sept. 11, 2026 - USNI News
The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week.  In the South China Sea Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), cruiser USS Robert Sm...
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September 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Combat Patrol – Scarborough Shoal: China’s Evolving Military Posture in the South China Sea — USNI News
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September 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, a Marine Helicopter Squadron One pilot recounts how the unit responded after a hijacked airliner struck the Pentagon. https://www.usni.org/25-Years-After-9-11
September 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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U.S. military officers must be taught to think strategically from a much earlier point in their careers. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/september/war-college-too-late-start-studying-clausewitz
War College Is Too Late to Start Studying Clausewitz
U.S. military officers must be taught to think strategically from a much earlier point in their careers.
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September 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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3 Killed in Strike on Alleged Drug Boat — USNI News
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3 Killed in Strike on Alleged Drug Boat - USNI News
U.S. forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean, killing three people, U.S. Southern Command announced late Wednesday. The Wednesday strike, the first in ...
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September 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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“All I wanted was to do something.”

25 years after 9/11, LtCol Daniel P. Creighton, USMC (Ret.), recounts his HMX-1 crew’s response to the attack on the Pentagon and the day that changed America. https://youtu.be/Yqx5D7XKMFg
September 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Sailors, Marines Deploy Long-range Missile Systems to Norway for Drills — USNI News
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Sailors, Marines Deploy Long-range Missile Systems to Norway for Drills - USNI News
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps recently deployed the sea service’s long-range Containerized Launching System and Strike Master Coastal Defense System to Norway as part of Operation Atlantic City 26 an...
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September 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM