The Navy provided no details for Capt. Richard Zaszewski's firing. The latest aid comes as the U.S. military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled for Ukraine. At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. Department of Defense. Some are more mature than others. A total of 15 aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 are surging to fill in gaps due to a military-wide Osprey grounding. Submarine Boise will begin its maintenance overhaul — originally meant to start in fiscal 2016 — after the Navy awarded HII a $1.2 billion contract. Leaders from the two departments are discussing allowing VA staff to move into unused space at more than a dozen military hospitals. Pentagon officials fear such reforms could harm active duty retention. The House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday warned about a “serious national security threat” facing America. The Navy is mulling how it could push more ships into a fight and sustain them once there, as it considers what a modern wartime footing looks like. The initiative is part of Big Navy's efforts to improve sailor quality of life. Load More