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NORTHCOM: Arctic now America’s ‘first line of defense’
New business opportunities in the Arctic also invite new strategic competition, U.S. defense officials say.
By Kyle Rempfer
Latest "Trident Juncture" stories
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Why the Abraham Lincoln is waging a (virtual) war at sea
The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is now at sea, proving the newly refit aircraft carrier and her strike group are ready for a deployment that will end later this year in San Diego.
By Mark D. Faram
A tale of two tours — both now in the books
After spending 209 days deployed, The Sullivans arrived at Florida’s Naval Station Mayport. Sister destroyer Jason Dunham was gone 202 days before pulling into Naval Station Norfolk.
By Mark D. Faram
Its historic deployment over, what does the Truman Carrier Strike Group do now?
Sunday ended what admirals on the Norfolk pier and inside the Pentagon agree was a successful implementation of the Dynamic Force Employment plan created by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to shake up the Navy’s carrier strike group deployment schedules.
By Mark D. Faram
The Truman’s coming home — this time for real
The aircraft carrier and its escorts departed the Mediterranean Sea on Dec. 4, kept sailing west and exited the 6th Fleet’s area of responsibility a week later. They’re expected to arrive in Norfolk on Dec. 16.
By Mark D. Faram