The commanding officer of the Mighty Ike aircraft carrier sat down with Navy Times to discuss the Red Sea, long deployments and maintaining sailor morale.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program have emerged as an early political brawl in a brewing fight over next year’s defense budget.
For all of the planning and positioning, the four-star acknowledged the changing conditions on the ground — there is a different threat in Europe now than what many saw even 18 months ago, he said.
The White House told Congress it will need $6.4 billion in new funding to respond to Russia’s war on Ukraine, including $3.5 billion for the Pentagon and other funds to support Eastern European allies with security assistance and humanitarian aid.