Years of spending more on weapons systems than on quality of life was one reason, the Marine Corps’ budget chief said. It's the second fleet-wide stand-down of the Navy's trainer aircraft fleet since 2022. A senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in Africa has been killed, Mali's army says. Compared to the months prior, the Navy reportedly engaged far fewer Houthi drones and missiles in April. To some observers of the Marine Corps’ modernization plans, aspects of the Houthis' operations in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sound familiar. Congress gave one of its highest final tributes on Monday to Ralph Puckett Jr., the last living Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War. The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower has been operating in the Middle Eastern waters of U.S. Central Command since November. The Navy will use the T-54A aircraft to train aviators flying the P-8A Poseidon, E-2D Hawkeye and C-130 Hercules. None of the eight brigades reviewed included bullying or harassment questions on the surveys. The U.S. will relocate most of the forces it's deployed in Chad, and the majority of the U.S. personnel assigned to Niger are also expected to depart. By Tara Copp, AP
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