USS Oscar Austin crew awarded combat action ribbon for Red Sea actions
The destroyer provided combat support to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea.
By Riley Ceder
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USS Harry S. Truman returns to US after months of battling Houthis
The Truman saw continuous action for over 50 days, conducting precision airstrikes and launching missiles while under constant fire from Houthi militants.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Best pics of the week: May 23, 2021
Air Force PJs train in Djibouti, amphibious exercises in Portugal, DEFENDER-Europe exercises in Bulgaria and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Best pics of the week: April 18, 2021
A day battle drill at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, refueling a Raptor over Alaska, an aircraft fire drill on the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Virginia lawmakers prepare to battle the Pentagon over a potential cut to the carrier fleet
Key lawmakers from naval hub Virginia are warning it's a blind alley, strategically and politically.
Sens. Mark Kelly, Tammy Duckworth and Angus King claim Armed Services gavels
New power-sharing rules for Senate Democrats is shaking up the Senate Armed Services Committees, with some junior authorizers taking prized subcommittee chairmanships.
By Joe Gould
Sen. Jon Tester takes defense appropriations gavel
A Montana Democratic will chair the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, handing new clout over the defense budget to a state with nuclear weapons interests.
VA program offers veterans access to banking services
When veterans have bank accounts, they are more financially secure, have easier access to loans, pay less in fees, build a financial history and safeguard their money, says the author of this commentary.
By Charles S. Tapp II
Navy warship’s transit of Taiwan Strait a first under Biden administration
The guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain’s transit “demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” 7th Fleet said in a statement.
Incoming Foreign Relations chairman is foe of Trump’s massive Mideast arms sales
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who clashed with the Trump administration over its arms sales in the Mideast, rejection of Cold War arms control treaties and its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, is poised to become the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
By Joe Gould