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Congress OKs new Arctic icebreakers for Coast Guard
Congress has passed a bill authorizing the addition of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters for use as icebreakers.
Coast Guard picks homeport for new icebreaker fleet
The Polar Security-class vessels will be designed to conduct search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, environmental response and national defense patrols missions in areas often covered in heavy ice.
By Navy Times staff
Why Comfort sailed south again
Stops are planned for Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago, but the focus remains on aiding Venezuela refugees and migrants.
By Mark D. Faram
To save the whales, more commercial vessels slowing down
The National Marine Fisheries Service has determined that the No. 1 human-caused death of blue whales is ship strikes.
Russian troop deployment to Venezuela ‘fully legitimate,’ official dismisses US demands for withdrawal
Russia has scoffed at the U.S. demand to withdraw its military personnel from Venezuela, saying that their presence in the country is fully legitimate.
Lawyer: Former Marine held in Russia on suspicion of espionage did not know he had classified docs
Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, was detained in Moscow at the end of December.
Brother questions why Marine vet being held by Russia
The brother of an American man being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying is raising the possibility that his sibling is being used as a pawn in a potential exchange for a Russian woman behind bars in the U.S.
Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov
Oleksandr Turchynov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said another mission is necessary to prevent Russia from claiming control over the body of water.
Escalating tensions: Ukraine bars entry to Russian men of fighting age
The ban will last 30 days — as long as the martial law introduced this week in much of Ukraine after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and their crews.
Review praises ‘Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan’
The Americans profiled — Marine Sgt. Sheena Adams and a pair of Army officers, Maj. Maria Rodriguez and Capt. Johanna Smoke — wanted to make a difference in America’s mission in Afghanistan.
By Jerri Bell, Veterans Writing Project
Is your loved one deployed during the holidays? Military spouses share their survival tips
I asked a few military spouses to share their ideas during a holiday deployment, and, hopefully, we can pass along the holiday spirit from one military spouse to another.
By Maria Cordova