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Marines reopen second WWII-era airfield to prep for future combat
The opening of the North Carolina airfield follows the service’s June recertification of an airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu.
By Todd South
A US carrier has repelled Houthi attacks for months. Will it hold up?
The Pentagon is wrestling over when the Eisenhower and its strike group should return home. And if they do return — what can replace them?
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Southern border mission has no military value, Guard chief warns
Gen. Daniel Hokanson said the ongoing southern border mission is not helping troops improve military readiness.
Despite false Houthi claims, the Ike aircraft carrier fights on
The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower is battling not only Houthi attacks, but also bad gouge that the Iran-backed rebels sunk the ship.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Navy faces most intense running sea battle since WWII with Houthis
Nearly every day, Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch missiles, drones or some other type of attack in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia
The weapons were used under recently approved guidance from President Biden allowing American arms to be used for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv.
Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge
Sen. Wicker's plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.
Excerpt: ‘Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War’
Marty Skovlund Jr. and Joe Kent detail the journey of Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, a special operations trailblazer killed in Syria.
By Marty Skovlund Jr. and Joe Kent
Even with aid arriving, training still needed for Ukraine triumph
'In six days, we covered all the theories that NATO artillerymen go through in half a year.'
By Tom Mutch
Inside the USS Carney’s harrowing and unprecedented deployment
The warship Carney returned home Sunday from a long and historic deployment fending off Houthi rebel attacks in the Middle East.
By Diana Stancy