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US doesn’t want to make Arctic contested battlespace, admiral says
“There’s no desire to over-militarize or create a theme of a contested battlespace in the Arctic," the commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet said.
By Diana Stancy
White House defends giving cluster bombs to Ukraine
Biden is likely to face questions from NATO allies on why he would send a weapon into Ukraine that more than two-thirds of alliance members have banned.
By Zeke Miller, Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, AP
Supreme Court turns away veterans over 1966 hydrogen bomb accident
An Air Force veteran filed class-action claims seeking benefits for veterans who say they were exposed to radiation while responding to the crash in Spain.
By AP Staff
Iran’s president appoints new official in powerful security post
Iran’s president appointed a former Revolutionary Guard official to take over the post of secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Navy vows quality of life reforms for carrier sailors in shipyards
An investigation determined that the working environment for sailors assigned to the George Washington was poor.
By Diana Stancy
Russia says Ukraine behind bombing of nationalist, pro-war author
Russia said the car bombing suspect that injured a prominent pro-Kremlin novelist and killed his driver has admitted acting for Ukraine’s special services.
USS Gerald R Ford leaves Norfolk for first full-length deployment
The Ford, which was originally supposed to deploy in 2018, completed a brief, inaugural deployment last year.
By Diana Stancy
Commanders suspended at base where alleged Pentagon leaker worked
The commanders are temporarily suspended, pending the outcome of an Air Force inspector general probe into military intelligence leaks.
USS George HW Bush returns to Norfolk after deployment
The Bush, which replaced the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman in August, supported allies and partners to reinforce commitment to NATO, while underway.
By Diana Stancy
Russia’s air force accidentally bombs own city of Belgorod
Russia’s military acknowledged that one of its warplanes accidentally bombed a Russian city about 25 miles east of the Russia-Ukraine border.
By AP Staff