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US Navy transits to counter China increased sharply under Trump
According to U.S. Navy data, war ships maneuvered close to artificial islands claimed and developed by China 10 times in 2019 and another 10 times last year, at least double the annual number going back to 2014.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Agreement reached on new cost-sharing deal for US troop presence in South Korea
The State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs said the deal includes a “negotiated increase” in Seoul’s share of the cost, but it provided no details.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Army secretary McCarthy could be asked to stay in Biden administration
McCarthy, who has served as Army secretary or undersecretary for most of the Trump administration, has generally received bipartisan support.
Demanding South Korea pay more for US presence drives wedge between allies, House leaders say
South Korea has already stepped up its financial contributions to offset stationing costs of keeping U.S. troops there, and now pays nearly $1 billion in host-nation support. That number, which was agreed to in February 2019 as part of the Special Measures Agreement, is $70 million more than South Korea paid the previous year.
The Navy named its next warship after this city
Designed to replace aging Whidbey Island-class vessels, the Navy wants to buy 13 of these new San Antonio-class variants.
By Navy Times staff