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Pentagon keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week
The carrier Harry S. Truman is expected to head home to Norfolk, Virginia, after the week is up, according to officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump requests $892.6 billion base defense budget, a real-terms cut
The administration framed the budget as a 13% increase, but that includes a spending package Congress has yet to pass.
Fighter jet slips off carrier hangar deck in Red Sea, one minor injury
An F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hangar deck of the USS Harry S. Truman as sailors were towing the aircraft into place, the Navy said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
House lawmakers expected to debate defense funding boosts this week
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 28, 2025.
Opinion
It’s time to fully fund the Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft
The defense budget is the place to stop the decline in the Air Force's size and capabilities and begin its rebuilding, the authors of this op-ed argue.
By Douglas A. Birkley and Heather Penney