Government shutdown forces Army to cancel ‘Best Squad’ competition
The service said the 2025 "Best Squad" competition would not take place “due to a lapse in appropriations."
By Riley Ceder
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Man pleads guilty after landing plane twice on island naval base
The second time the man landed his small aircraft on the base, he stole a Navy-owned truck and drove it around the island, crashing into locked gates.
Navy identifies USS Carl Vinson sailor who died
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Darren Collins, 22, was found unresponsive on Sunday morning.
By Diana Stancy
Oops! Navy helo ‘rigging failure’ sends five missiles into the Pacific
Efforts to recover the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles have begun.
US Pacific admiral: Ties with Japan key to regional security
The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander and the Japanese defense minister said close cooperation between their naval forces is more important than ever amid rising tensions over China, North Korea and Russia.
The congressional fight to scrap littoral combat ships isn’t over
Congress appears poised to save five littoral combat ships from an early retirement, but the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is saying that the fight to ditch the ships is not yet over.
Russia-Ukraine war is teaching the Pentagon a lesson about the Pacific
Russia’s war in Ukraine is teaching the Pentagon it can’t get logistics and sustainment wrong in the Pacific theater, its No. 2 civilian said Monday.
By Joe Gould
Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan
Biden, at a news conference in Tokyo, said “yes” when asked if he was willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if China invaded.
By Josh Boak and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group deploys from Yokosuka
During its last deployment, which concluded in October, the Reagan not only operated in U.S. 7th Fleet but also 5th Fleet to support the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces from Afghanistan.
By Diana Stancy
Littoral combat ship Montgomery conducts first land-attack missile exercise
The ship, cruising in the Pacific Ocean, launched three AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles May 12 during a proof of concept exercise.
By Diana Stancy
Marine 3-star: Technology remade combined arms, the Corps must adjust
“Combined arms is more than towed cannon artillery, tanks and aviation,” Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl said. “It’s information, cyber and space.”
By Todd South
Lincoln Carrier Strike Group teams up with Japanese navy in Philippine, East China seas
The carrier strike group teamed up with Japanese destroyers Inazuma and Kongo to complete air warfare training and other exercises.
By Diana Stancy