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Coast Guard recovers remaining debris from imploded Titan submersible
The Coast Guard says the recovery and transfer of remaining parts was completed last Wednesday.
US Navy plans launch of Mideast drone force alongside allies
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said he hopes the drone force using artificial intelligence would be operational by the summer of 2023 to put more “eyes and ears on the water.”
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Oil found in water for military families in Hawaii, Navy confirms; some residents moving to hotels
As officials flush the petroleum contaminants out of the system, some families have been offered hotel rooms; others will receive temporary lodging allowance.
By Karen Jowers
US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman, killing 2
Navy EOD techs believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman.
No injuries in rocket attack on US troops in Syria
Operation Inherent Resolve confirmed a multi-rocket attack Monday on U.S. forces in eastern Syria, where roughly 900 American troops are deployed.
Destroyer Gridley causes oil spill in Washington
The guided-missile destroyer Gridley, homeported at Naval Station Everett, was leaving the pier at Naval Magazine Indian Island Thursday morning when the oil spill occurred,
Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria, says official
Trump became focused on Syria’s oil in October 2019 after he abruptly announced his intention to draw down U.S. troops deployed against ISIS in the area.
Alaska denied benefits to same-sex military spouses despite court rulings
Alaska admitted denying benefits to same-sex military spouses and dependents for five years in violation of a permanent injunction put in place by a 2014 U.S. District Court decision.
Warship Vella Gulf suffers fuel leak, heads back to Norfolk a week into deployment
The leak in one of the cruiser’s engineering spaces came as the ship was crossing the Atlantic Ocean in heavy seas.
US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
The armored vehicles sent back this month belong to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.
By Kyle Rempfer
Here’s the current US plan to build up Syrian proxies, including an oilfield guard force
OIR wants to double the size of some proxy forces in Syria and train a 2,200-man local “oilfield guard force” in the northeastern part of the country.
By Kyle Rempfer