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Boeing CEO regrets Air Force One deal amid big quarterly losses

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said the Air Force One deal was “a very unique moment, a very unique negotiation, a very unique set of risks that Boeing probably shouldn’t have taken. But we are where we are."

By Stephen Losey

17 months ago

More than 100 U.S. Space Command personnel and 900 total participants took part in Global Lightning 2021 on March 8-12, which integrated space capabilities into a multi-domain exercise at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (U.S. Space Command/Lewis Carlyle)

Review of Space Command basing decision sought by Senate Intel members

Some lawmakers are still trying to convince the executive branch to reverse a preliminary decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

US Navy transits to counter China increased sharply under Trump

According to U.S. Navy data, war ships maneuvered close to artificial islands claimed and developed by China 10 times in 2019 and another 10 times last year, at least double the annual number going back to 2014.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Agreement reached on new cost-sharing deal for US troop presence in South Korea

The State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs said the deal includes a “negotiated increase” in Seoul’s share of the cost, but it provided no details.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Demanding South Korea pay more for US presence drives wedge between allies, House leaders say

South Korea has already stepped up its financial contributions to offset stationing costs of keeping U.S. troops there, and now pays nearly $1 billion in host-nation support. That number, which was agreed to in February 2019 as part of the Special Measures Agreement, is $70 million more than South Korea paid the previous year.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago

Trump moves to isolate Maduro regime

So far, the U.S. has revoked the visas of 718 of the Venezuelan strongman's associates and has issued sanctions on more than 150 people and entities.

4 years ago