Doggone deployment: Navy carriers em-‘bark’ mental health pupsThe Navy is testing out a program to embark therapy dogs aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.By Diana Stancy7 weeks ago
Guard officials probing Texas general’s appearance at Trump rallyThe Texas adjutant general stood in uniform beside the former president during a campaign event on immigration policy.By Leo Shane III8 weeks ago
Austin makes unannounced visit to aircraft carrier Gerald R. FordDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford to sail closer to Israel the day after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.By Tara Copp, AP4 months ago
US Navy ship ‘intruded’ in South China Sea waters, China saysThe U.S. Navy said the ship “was conducting routine operations in international waters ... consistent with international law.”5 months ago
USS Thomas Hudner shoots down ‘one-way attack drones’ in the Red SeaThursday's intercept was the second time the warship had shot down drones in eight days.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 months ago
Upgraded F-35s fly with partial software as DOD hunts for delivery fixThe first TR-3 F-35's initial checkout flight comes as the Joint Program Office hunts for a way to accelerate deliveries, perhaps using interim software.By Stephen Losey5 months ago
When will the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group come home?The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 months ago
Navy warship wasn’t targeted by drone it shot down, Pentagon saysWednesday's intercept was the second time in less than a month that a Navy warship has shot down a potential threat.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 months ago
Chinese ships chase Philippine vessels in South China SeaChina has stood by its claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, clashing with its neighbors and drawing in the U.S., Manila’s treaty ally.6 months ago
Ford, Ike carrier strike groups exercise in Eastern MediterraneanThe exercises involved more than 11,000 U.S. personnel who are on station there in case the Israel-Hamas war erupts into a larger conflict.By Geoff Ziezulewicz6 months ago
USS Ronald Reagan pulls into the Philippines amidst tension with ChinaNavy officials said the carrier's port call was planned in advance and not a response to recent maritime collisions between Beijing and Manila.By Geoff Ziezulewicz6 months ago
More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops on heightened alertOn Tuesday, more ships and forces were heading toward Israel, and other troops in the U.S. were preparing to deploy if called on.By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press6 months ago