The U.S. Navy test-fired a ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine off the coast of California last week as the vessel prepares to return to service, according to the Department of Defense.
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SEOUL, South Korea A B-52H Stratofortress will make a rare landing on the Korean Peninsula this week to showcase an “ironclad commitment” to the U.S.-South Korea alliance, the U.S …
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Apr 26, 2024The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Gulf of Aden, Dec.18, 2023. Ike arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on April 26, 2024, leaving the Middle East after five months in …
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Dec 8, 2023The 6th Fleet statement didn’t have specifics on Mount Whitney’s actions. But the ship is equipped with extensive communications capabilities and other assets that enable it to direct operations.
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Jun 24, 2024Looking back on that growth as the base celebrated its 65th anniversary earlier this month, Graziano counted several construction and engineering projects, such as one replacing an aging JP-5 jet …
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Jul 12, 2024The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp steams in the Mediterranean Sea on June 30, 2024. The ship made a July 8 port call at Souda Bay, Greece, ahead of a deterrence mission in the eastern …
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An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range in 2019. A surveillance drone crashed earlier this week in the vicinity of Benghazi, Libya, the U.S. military said …
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Apr 25, 2024A 500-pound unexploded bomb was found at this construction site on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes)
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Feb 27, 2024WASHINGTON All Army National Guard helicopters have been grounded as units review safety policies and procedures following two crashes, the Guard announced Tuesday.
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Nov 30, 2023A U.S. Navy littoral combat ship coordinated with unmanned vessels and a flying drone to destroy a target boat during an exercise in the Persian Gulf, service officials said.
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May 16, 2023An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Phillippine Sea, May 12, 2023. In a report released May 16, the Navy pointed to bilge water as the source …
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Feb 29, 2024The Virginia-class attack submarine New Jersey has returned to Newport News, Va., after several days at sea testing systems and components, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Thursday. Tests …
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A top Air Force general defended the service’s plan to cut dozens of its vaunted A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jets next year, telling lawmakers this week the Air Force must move resources and …
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Mar 23, 2023Biden on Tuesday also announced Nevada’s Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, as a national monument. In the fall, Biden had created the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument in …
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Oct 30, 2023The Navy’s plan to create a larger, more lethal fleet will cost billions of dollars more than the service says while reducing its firepower in the short term, an analysis by the Congressional …
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The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman moors in port in Naples, Italy, on May 11, 2022. The ship arrived the day before to the city, where sailors will get a shore break.
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The Pentagon announced June 8, 2022, the nomination of Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch to admiral and commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, and Allied Joint Forces Command, Naples, Italy.
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Mar 21, 2024The Air Force used a Guam-based B-52H Stratofortress bomber to test a hypersonic missile it had relegated to prototype status. The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, was fired …
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Officials at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily are keeping a watchful eye on an active volcano that caused Italian authorities to evacuate residents of a nearby island due to a buildup of …
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