Upgrading a Qatar-donated 747 into a new Air Force One would take a large sum of money and years to complete, aviation experts said. The Defense Department is offering back pay to service members who were involuntarily separated after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. By Riley Ceder and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press 6 months ago Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.” The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson is being deployed to the Red Sea, where it will help the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group combat Houthi rebels. The service will send teams to nine bases to ensure compliance with the president's executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion. The Pentagon is freezing travel and government credit cards for civilian employees to comply with DOGE's cost-savings initiatives. The president said the new effort will focus on ways to "resurrect the American shipbuilding industry." They hoped to see their families escape the Taliban and settle in the United States. But two executive orders put those dreams on hold. Marines and soldiers will prepare a detention center at Guantanamo to hold up to 30,000 migrants. Facing questions about new military executive orders, the Army chief of staff said only that he was focused on preparing the service for future conflict. Load More