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Combatant commanders head to Capitol Hill to face budget questions
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 18, 2024.
Commander Craig: 007 star made honorary Royal Navy officer
Honorary naval officers act as ambassadors for the service.
USS Arlington, Navy surgeons, head to Haiti, while a joint task force provides disaster relief
The ship is expected to arrive in Haiti “by the end of the week,” and is equipped with a surgical team along with landing craft capability. Soldiers, Marines also deploy.
By Diana Stancy
As troops leave, US to keep airstrike option in Afghanistan
Officials have said the withdrawal of the main U.S. military force and its equipment from Afghanistan would be largely completed by this weekend.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Reagan carrier strike group now operating in 5th Fleet amid Afghanistan withdrawal
The Reagan carrier strike group will “operate and train alongside regional and coalition partners” and provide airpower to assist U.S. and coalition forces while the U.S. withdraws troops from Afghanistan.
By Diana Stancy
Book excerpt: ‘Rock the Boat: Embrace Change, Encourage Innovation, and Be a Successful Leader’
This retired Navy rear admiral shares her first-hand experience serving in some of the toughest leadership positions across the nation.
By Danelle Barrett
US military’s elite commando forces look to expand diversity
Leaders see greater diversity as a way to combat extremism in the ranks, even as they increase other training and education programs.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Lawmakers champion China deterrence fund, but not Biden’s version
Fifteen House lawmakers are calling on appropriators to fully fund a $4.7 billion request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative amid criticism President Joe Biden’s new defense budget submission has missed the mark.
By Joe Gould
US Indo-Pacific commander reaffirms alliance with Japan amid China territorial claims
The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command held talks with top Japanese officials and reaffirmed their alliance amid China’s increasingly assertive claims.
Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
The Russian base was built using new construction technologies as part of Kremlin efforts to bolster the military amid spiraling tensions with the West following Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic, says a top US general
U.S. military commanders around the globe caution that China's growing assertiveness isn't simply happening in Asia.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press