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
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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
Military families challenge Trump’s stricter federal voting rules
An organization that advocates for military voters argues a new executive order would add barriers for troops and families who vote by absentee ballot.
By Karen Jowers
US Forces Korea commander defends troop levels amid talk of cuts
About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea, but the White House is considering changes to that military footprint.
Russia reduces prison sentence for US soldier convicted of theft
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to Russia to see his girlfriend and was arrested in May 2024 after she accused him of stealing from her.
US shipbuilding in a ‘perpetual state of triage,’ watchdog says
Both Navy testimony and a government watchdog report this week highlighted the lackluster progress of U.S. shipbuilding during the past 20 years.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher