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Iron Dome for America gets a golden makeover
President Trump's new missile defense shield effort is now dubbed "Golden Dome."
By Jen Judson
With a $150 million price tag, Navy’s CIC simulators now running on both coasts
Officially, it’s called the “Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense and Anti-Submarine Warfare Trainer” and it started teaching sailors on Monday.
By Mark D. Faram
Polls say many vets don’t believe in the Iraq and Afghanistan mission. But their real feelings are more complex.
The author of this commentary cautions against oversimplifying a recent poll that found most veterans did not consider the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan as "worth it."
By Josh Jabin
Texas billionaire and Navy veteran H. Ross Perot dies at 89
H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89.
Iran raises uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits
Iran increased its uranium enrichment Sunday beyond the limit allowed by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, inching its program closer toward weapons-grade levels while calling for a diplomatic solution to a crisis heightening tensions with the U.S.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions
The Iran Revolutionary Guard said it shot down the drone over Iranian airspace, while two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the downing happened over international airspace in the Strait of Hormuz. The different accounts could not be immediately reconciled.
By Nassir Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Why the Navy just slashed reenlistment bonuses
The new chief of naval personnel announced cuts to awards across the three reenlistment zones.
By Mark D. Faram
Google’s searching for military spouses who want IT careers
Google's providing 1,000 scholarships for military spouses to go through their IT training program.
By Karen Jowers
This is how the Navy plans to break the Big E
The Navy releases four proposals for dealing with the rusting flattop.
By Mark D. Faram
US conducts Navy exercises in Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy says it has conducted exercises in the Arabian Sea with a carrier strike group ordered to the Persian Gulf to counter an unspecified threat from Iran.
Why two carriers left Norfolk just hours apart
Sea trials, training and more training.
By Mark D. Faram