Gen. James Hecker, the top Air Force commander for Europe and Africa, said the U.S. is flying both manned and unmanned missions in Niger.
By Tara Copp, AP
Grubhub ordering has come to Naval Station Norfolk.
The ship was commissioned in 1988 and supported Operation Enduring Freedom, among others.
The ship, which was designed to serve for 25 years, is one of the Freedom-class variants that the Navy is mothballing early.
Taiwan says it will continue to monitor the Chinese activities around the island and bolster its defenses in response.
The Navy provided few details regarding why Cmdr. Brandon DeHaan was relieved on Sept. 1.
The U.S. routinely sails through the strait in what it calls “freedom of navigation” operations.
The ship’s transfer falls under a planned rotation of forces in the Pacific.
Felony convictions have been vacated for four Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct.
The littoral combat ship Sioux City cost $460 million and was retired after less than five years of service.
