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
US forces strike Yemen oil port in ongoing campaign against Houthis
The attack is the first strike U.S. Central Command has publicly described in weeks.
Opinion
Questions Congress should ask about DOD ‘peace through strength’ plan
Trump’s new defense strategy raises crucial questions for policymakers and U.S. allies. The authors of this op-ed outlined what they think should be asked.
By Clementine Starling-Daniels and Theresa Luetkefend
How Trump’s team flipped on bombing the Houthis
“Whether we’re going to make the Houthis cry for mercy anytime soon is extremely unlikely,” one expert on Yemen said.
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