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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
Gallery: New photos released of effort to recover Chinese spy balloon
An F-22 fighter jet from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, shot down the balloon off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4.
China conducted spy balloon program for years, Pentagon says
A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
A return to the Philippines
The longtime ally could again host U.S. naval forces in the not-too-distant future.
China seizure of Taiwan not ‘imminent,’ says key DoD official
Colin Kahl responded to an Air Force general’s leaked assessment that an attempt could come in the next two years.
By Joe Gould
Why stratospheric balloons are used in era of space-based intelligence
Experts say balloons loitering at high altitudes can offer some advantages over satellites and drones — and could at least augment ISR capabilities.
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 balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky
The massive white orb that drifted across U.S. airspace and was shot down by the military triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and blown up on social media.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US downs Chinese balloon, a flashpoint in US-China tensions
Biden said he wanted the balloon downed on Wednesday, but was advised the best time for the operation would be when it was over water.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press