Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to undergo $5.1B mid-life overhaul
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is slated to undergo a $5.1 billion overhaul that will ready the vessel for the second half of its service life.
By J.D. Simkins
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US Navy signs off on ‘preliminary acceptance’ of aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy
The Navy’s next aircraft carrier is now approximately “99% complete,” with the sea service taking preliminary acceptance of the future USS John F. Kennedy.
First elements of USS Abraham Lincoln strike group return home
The first ship within the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., has returned home after its 10-month-long deployment.
Nearly 500,000 veterans to get 3-month break from paying life insurance premiums
Just in time for the holidays, veterans won't have to pay Veterans’ Group Life Insurance premiums for three months.
By Karen Jowers
Opinion
The Military Spouse Commission: viable solution or classic bureaucratic dog-and-pony show?
Military families don't need another forum that acknowledges their struggles without confronting the policies that cause them, this military spouse writes.
By Mariah Wilkins
Steam catapults? US Navy appears to be sticking with electromagnetics on carriers
Despite an August order for the U.S. Navy to return to steam catapults on its newest carriers, the service appears to be sticking with electromagnetics.
By Michael Peck