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US military pier in Gaza to cost $320 million, Pentagon estimates
The U.S. and Israel have said they hope to have the mobile pier in place and operations underway by early May.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Army, New York medical teams giving Houston a helping hand during pandemic
Teams of doctors and nurses from New York and the U.S. Army have descended on Houston after the nation’s fourth-largest city sought help to deal with a surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.
Atlanta mayor: No need for National Guard troops, despite governor’s order
The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn’t agree with the Georgia governor’s order to mobilize the National Guard in her city as a surge in violence became a political talking point.
By Ben Nadler, The Associated Press
Military sealift is America’s Achilles’ heel
Our armed forces, particularly the Army, simply lack the logistic capability to effectively project power across the Pacific, says the author of this commentary.
By Rep. Rob Wittman
Iwo Jima hero, 96, sees US warship commissioned in his honor
A 96-year-old war hero looked on as military officials commissioned a U.S. Navy warship in honor of the veteran, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima.
As peace agreement looms, US opens 2020 with near record January bomb drops against Taliban
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters Thursday in Brussels that the U.S. and Taliban have negotiated a proposal to reduce violence over a seven day period and that “progress” has been made in the talks that have appeared to slog on with no end in sight.
By Shawn Snow
Here’s how — and which — US Army units will move across the Atlantic this spring
Defender 2020 is scheduled to be held in April and May, and will take place in 10 different European countries.
By Kyle Rempfer
Army leaders weigh expanding JROTC in high schools
Americans at high schools with JROTC programs are more than twice as likely to enlist in the armed forces, according to Army Cadet Command.
By Kyle Rempfer
About-face: US Army says its buying new watercraft after all
After years of talk of divestiture, the U.S. Army may be resigning itself to recapitalizing its watercraft fleet.
By David B. Larter
LCS fires ship-killing missile during ex-frigate Ford’s SINKEX
The frigate reportedly absorbed a lot of firepower.
By Navy Times staff
Afghan forces still at the mercy of US air support despite huge investment into Afghan air force
B-52s were postured to respond to Taliban assaults of several urban centers that occurred in late August to early September.
By Shawn Snow