Doggone deployment: Navy carriers em-‘bark’ mental health pupsThe Navy is testing out a program to embark therapy dogs aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.By Diana Stancy8 weeks ago
Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford returns home after 8-month deploymentThe USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Jan. 17.By Sarah Sicard4 months ago
More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops on heightened alertOn Tuesday, more ships and forces were heading toward Israel, and other troops in the U.S. were preparing to deploy if called on.By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press7 months ago
Here’s a look at the military firepower the US is providing to IsraelThe buildup reflects U.S. concern that the deadly fighting between Hamas and Israel could escalate into a more dangerous regional conflict.By Tara Copp, AP7 months ago
Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to deploy to Europe this week“The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group will depart from Norfolk, Va., in the coming week in line with its standard deployment schedule."By Diana Stancy7 months ago
Israel-Hamas war reveals challenges to US pullback in Middle EastDefense analysts say the U.S. may face challenges in extracting American forces from the region in the wake of Hamas' attack on Israel.By Geoff Ziezulewicz7 months ago
US military to move a carrier strike group in support of IsraelDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he's ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel.By Tara Copp, AP7 months ago
Navy chief on destroyer Ramage dies on deployment to North SeaThe guided-missile destroyer, part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, deployed in May.By Geoff Ziezulewicz11 months ago
USS Gerald R Ford leaves Norfolk for first full-length deploymentThe Ford, which was originally supposed to deploy in 2018, completed a brief, inaugural deployment last year.By Diana Stancy12 months ago
This general helped steer the Army’s post-Vietnam transformationArchival materials at the Army Heritage & Education Center detail the work of Gen. Maxwell Reid Thurman, an architect of the 1980s "Be all you can be."By Professor Emeritus Col. James Martin (ret.)13 months ago
Oklahoma Guard soldier dies following Army Combat Fitness TestA soldier in the Oklahoma National Guard died earlier this month during a training mishap.By Jonathan Lehrfeld14 months ago
Carrier Gerald R Ford returns to Norfolk after brief deploymentThe carrier will conduct a lengthier deployment in 2023.By Diana Stancy17 months ago