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US Navy warship on first deployment makes two drug busts in 72 hoursThe ship’s crew intercepted 580 kilograms of cocaine and 2,480 pounds of marijuana through combined air-surface operations.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher2 weeks ago
US, Philippines to simulate ‘full-scale battle’ in Balikatan drillsThousands of allied American and Filipino forces have opened annual combat drills that will include simulating the defense of the Philippines.3 weeks ago
US to reduce military footprint in Syria to fewer than 1,000 troopsThe departure would return force levels to where they had been for years, after the U.S. and its allies waged a multiyear campaign to defeat ISIS.By Tara Copp, AP and Beth Sullivan3 weeks ago
USS Carl Vinson in Mideast ahead of Iran-US nuclear talksThe operation comes as U.S. officials have linked the U.S.′ monthlong campaign against the Houthis as a means to pressure Iran in the negotiations.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press3 weeks ago
Trump signs shipbuilding order as Navy leaders call for 381-ship fleetThe new policy aims to revitalize a U.S. shipbuilding industry that has fallen well behind production levels of its rivals from Beijing.By Riley Ceder, Zita Ballinger Fletcher and J.D. Simkins4 weeks ago