Overnight Defense: Esper open to reinstating fired Navy captain | Trump names...
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View ArticleLawmakers cry foul as Trump considers retreating from Open Skies Treaty
Supporters of a treaty meant to reduce the risk of accidental war are sounding the alarm President Trump could withdraw from the agreement as the world's attention is consumed by the coronavirus...
View ArticleRoosevelt sailor with coronavirus dies
A sailor from the U.S. aircraft carrier stricken with the novel coronavirus has died from complications related to COVID-19, the Navy said Monday.The sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt was declared...
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View ArticlePentagon awards $415M contract for machines to disinfect N95 masks
The Pentagon on Monday announced a $415 million contract for 60 machines that will stretch the use of dwindling N95 masks, allowing the scarce personal protective equipment to be disinfected and reused...
View ArticleNorth Korean jets, ground batteries test fire missiles ahead of elections in...
South Korean officials said Tuesday that North Korea had conducted a weapons test, firing missiles into the waters off of its western coast on the eve of parliamentary elections in the South.The...
View Article7 crew members on Mercy hospital ship test positive for coronavirus
Seven crew members on the U.S. Navy hospital ship docked in Los Angeles have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Navy said.The medical treatment facility crew members from the USNS Mercy who...
View ArticleSecond Roosevelt sailor with coronavirus sent to intensive care
A second sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who has the coronavirus has been moved to an intensive care unit, the Navy said Tuesday.The sailor was admitted to the ICU at the U.S. Naval Hospital...
View ArticleTop general: Latest North Korea missile test not 'particularly...
The top general in the U.S. military on Tuesday said that he does not view North Korea’s latest missile test as “particularly provocative.”“It’s mixed right now in terms of the assessment,” Joint...
View ArticleJoint chiefs chairman says majority of evidence points to coronavirus being...
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday said the majority of evidence suggests the coronavirus started from nature. “There’s a lot of rumor and speculation in a wide variety of media, the...
View ArticlePentagon to extend troop movement freeze past May 11
The Pentagon will extend the freeze on service member travel and movement domestically and overseas past the current order’s May 11 end date, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday.The original...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: 7 crew members on hospital ship test positive | Second...
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View ArticleTwo US sailors on French carrier test positive for coronavirus
Two U.S. sailors aboard a French aircraft carrier have tested positive for the coronavirus, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday.Those sailors are “receiving excellent host nation medical care at French...
View ArticlePentagon watchdog unable to 'definitively' determine if White House...
The Pentagon's watchdog in a report released on Wednesday said it was not able to "definitively determine" whether the White House influenced the Department of Defense's (DOD) decision to award a $10...
View ArticleTop Democrats push Trump administration on lapsed cost-sharing deal with...
Four top Democrats are raising “serious concerns” about the Trump administration not reaching a cost-sharing agreement with South Korea for U.S. troops based there.In a letter to Defense Secretary Mark...
View ArticlePentagon chief: Roosevelt could be back at sea 'in a few weeks'
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said the aircraft carrier that docked in Guam after hundreds of sailors were infected with the coronavirus could be back at sea “in a few weeks.”Esper’s...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon says coronavirus-stricken carrier could be back...
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View Article11 Iranian ships come close to U.S. military vessels in 'dangerous and...
Eleven Iranian ships repeatedly came close to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in “dangerous and harassing approaches” in the Gulf on Wednesday, according to the U.S. military. The vessels from Iran’s...
View ArticleNavy may reinstate fired captain who asked for help with coronavirus...
The Navy may reinstate a captain who was removed from his post earlier this month after asking for help with the coronavirus outbreak aboard his ship, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Department...
View ArticleKey Republican proposes $6B to counter China in Indo-Pacific
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee is proposing a new fund focused on countering China in the Indo-Pacific region, starting with $6 billion next year.Dubbed the Indo-Pacific...
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