The Mach 1 Caucus will push for policies that benefit fighter communities across the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. It joins several other groups backing military aviation on Capitol Hill.
Ford won’t fall under the operational command of a regional combatant commander. Rather, it will conduct a “service-retained early employment” period where the Navy keeps full control over the ship’s activities and schedule.
“The likelihood of more substantive escalation on the Ukrainian boarders as for today is viewed as low,” according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
A massive naval exercise in the Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia includes unmanned systems and artificial intelligence tools at the heart of many of its scenarios.
The text closely reflects statements made to the media last week by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as he laid out the 30-nation military organization’s position on Russia’s demands.