Head Navy officer lists top tasks for service, eyes 2027
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby listed improved recruiting and the embrace of unmanned and manned systems as priorities.
By Riley Ceder
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Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed, Iraq says
Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, Iraqi officials said.
Biden to call for more support for homeless vets in State of the Union
Expanding services for veterans facing mental health and financial problems will also be key features of the upcoming presidential budget request.
This week in Congress: State of the Union and start of committee work
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 6.
China spy balloon moving east over US, Pentagon says
China claims balloon is weather research “airship” that blew off course.
Key Islamic State leader killed in US military operation in Somalia
No U.S. troops or civilians were harmed in the operation.
New Ohio voter ID law also excludes state veterans’ IDs
The governor signed the bill into law "after it was rushed through a lame-duck session by the heavily gerrymandered legislature in December."
By Marty Schladen
White House announces Patriots for Ukraine amid Zelenskyy visit
The announcement came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Washington for a meeting with President Joe Biden and an address to Congress.
US forces detain 6 Islamic State group militants in Syria
American forces have conducted three raids in eastern Syria and arrested six Islamic State groups militants.
US raid kills 2 Islamic State militants in Syria
American forces killed two Islamic State group officials on Sunday in a helicopter raid in eastern Syria, U.S. Central Command said.
US military resumes joint patrols in north Syria
U.S. officials had said the patrols that resumed Saturday are not to counter Islamic State group militants.
US military halts patrols against Islamic State in Syria
Turkish threats of a ground invasion have stymied the missions with Kurdish forces.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press