Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby listed improved recruiting and the embrace of unmanned and manned systems as priorities. The Nimitz aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1975, was designed for a 50-year service life. 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. Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, Iraqi officials said. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 3, 2025. Troops and veterans will pay less for life insurance starting July 1. National Guard troops are being deployed to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by New York corrections workers. It marks the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term. By Tara Copp, AP
5 months ago Known as “Lefty,” Nancy Leftenant-Colon was one of six siblings who served in the military, including a brother who was a famed Tuskegee Airmen pilot. U.S forces are still needed in Syria to prevent ISIS from reconstituting as a major threat following Assad's ouster, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. By Tara Copp, AP
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