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Decision on Minuteman missile to shape US nuclear policy for decades
The head of U.S. Strategic Command says Minuteman is so old that Air Force technicians have had to perform magic to keep it fully functional.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
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
Naval Academy midshipman found not guilty on sexual assault, other charges
Midshipman 1st Class Michael Wallace was acquitted at a court-martial last week.
Why Big Navy is running low on Tuition Assistance dollars
And what that means for service members eyeing fall classes.
By Mark D. Faram
US Naval Academy midshipman charged with sexual assault
Midshipman First Class Michael J. Wallace is facing a court-martial trial next month.
This is where you need to eat in the Navy
The Navy doled out the Capt. Edward F. Ney awards for excellence in food preparation and service.
By Mark D. Faram
Here’s what happened to a Navy plane that’s vital to America’s nuclear triad
The E-6B Mercury would become a key player if World War III breaks out.
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