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To bootstrap US maritime industrial base, link allies and innovators
As officials consider the wholesale resuscitation of U.S. shipbuilding, there is a nearer-term lever worth pulling, the author of this op-ed argues.
By Joshua Tallis
Defying critics, Trump again suggests military troops should build the border wall
Democrats have said such a move would violate a host of rules, and they'll move next year to pass legislation ending the idea.
Trump’s Syria withdrawal flies in the face of statements from top military and national security leaders
Many top officials see the current Syria operations as necessary to ensure ISIS defeat.
By Todd South
Bigger re-up bonuses for top sailors — what you need to know now!
Called by officials a “kicker,” it’s a temporary initiative that offers “pay for performance” bonuses to boost sailors in seven surface engineering ratings.
By Mark D. Faram
Japan to spend more on defense, refit first aircraft carrier for US-made F-35B stealth jets
Japan plans its first aircraft carrier and big increases in defense spending and weapons capability in the coming years, according to new defense guidelines approved Tuesday that cite its need to counter potential threats from North Korea and China and other vulnerabilities.
Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed; judge states disgust
A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing of President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Tuesday, saying he could not hide his disgust for Flynn’s crime of lying to the FBI and warning that he could send the retired Army lieutenant general to prison.
By Chad Day, The Associated Press
Trump signs order to create US Space Command
The goal is to set up a command to oversee and organize space operations, accelerate technical advances and find more effective ways to defend U.S. assets in space.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
This new app lets you earn extra cash while running errands
“I basically can turn on my phone and make money whenever I want,” says one Navy veteran, who has made about $60,000 on the JoyRun app.
By Natalie Gross
Volunteer group Soldiers’ Angels helps vets at home, afar
The war in Iraq was still in its first year when Patti Patton-Bader’s son, a soldier there, told her that he was one of the few service members he knew who was getting care packages.
By Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express News via the AP
Wounded horses, veterans work together to heal
Cody Miller often forgot to breathe. A hundred firefights in Afghanistan will do that.
By Mike Kilen, Des Moines (Iowa) Register via the AP