Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization last month is prompting the Pentagon to create new policies for leadership absences.
Austin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery for prostate cancer in December.
By Tara Copp, AP
Austin's medical issue is not expected to interfere with his cancer recovery, according to his doctors.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks assumed defense secretary duties late Sunday afternoon.
A training pipeline for up to 30 junior warrant officers could be in the works to begin later this year.
Up to 1,000 retirees can return to their former careers as the service seeks to plug a critical manning gap.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that his "first instinct" was to keep his cancer diagnosis private.
Former Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly's memoir addresses COVID, Capt. Crozier and his shouting match with the former chief of naval operations.
"I found a spot in the clouds [where] I could see the ground, and then we basically dove," Maj. Mark Ross said of the evacuation.
“We’re 10 years down the road, and we still don’t have something we can field?”
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