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Pentagon keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week
The carrier Harry S. Truman is expected to head home to Norfolk, Virginia, after the week is up, according to officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Navy housing nominee ‘livid’ about housing problems
Nominee vows his first priority would be to tackle housing problems.
By Karen Jowers
Congress wrestles with deterring China ― beyond nukes
The U.S. must form a new and creative strategy to deter China using conventional means, experts told Congress.
By Joe Gould
The US Navy’s so-called budget salvo demands too much
Money is tight at the Pentagon. It should take the CNO's comments with a grain of salt, one reader argues.
By Mark Gunzinger
The greater threat to military veterans: An invisible enemy or broken promises?
The author of this commentary says the government needs to diagnose and treat conditions associated with toxic environmental exposures, and factor those costs, to include compensatory and survivor benefits, into the equation when calculating the actual cost of war.
By Sherman Gillums Jr.
Royal Australian Navy delivers 800 gallons of ale to fire-ravaged town in hall-of-fame beer run
The delivery of the ice cold kegs arrived just in time.
By J.D. Simkins
‘Red Air’ providers prep for a big year of war games
Last October, the Air Force chose seven companies to provide adversary air services to more than 20 bases. But what's happening now?
By Valerie Insinna
Best pics of the week: Jan. 12, 2020
Pave Hawk testing, live-fire exercise at sea aboard the USS Montgomery, securing the Baghdad Embassy Compound and more of the best photos from around the military.
An inked culture: Sailors discuss the Navy’s longstanding tattoo tradition
Sailors adorning their bodies with tattoos is a well-established Navy tradition
By J.D. Simkins
New interactive map helps ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans locate ship positions
Veterans can use a new interactive tool to locate their ships' positions off Vietnam. Meanwhile, VA is processing Blue Water Navy claims.
By Patricia Kime