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What Navy destroyers bring to the Red Sea fight
Navy destroyers are being tested at an unprecedented rate in the Middle East.
By Zamone Perez
Franchetti sworn in as vice chief of naval operations
She also picked up her fourth star before Friday's ceremony.
Navy identifies Arleigh Burke sailor who died falling overboard in Baltic Sea
Seaman Recruit David L. Spearman, originally from North Carolina, joined the Arleigh Burke in April.
By Diana Stancy
Congress passes budget with defense boost, $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid
Senate lawmakers finalized a $1.5 trillion spending bill late Thursday that provides $13.6 billion in new aid for Ukraine and gives funding stability for the Defense Department for the rest of the fiscal year.
Navy commissions Pearl Harbor-based USS Daniel Inouye
The ship will be based at Pearl Harbor in Inouye’s home state.
Rota-based destroyers conduct operations with NATO allies
The USS Arleigh Burke operated in the Baltic Sea. The USS Porter operated in the Aegean Sea, then headed for a routine patrol in the Black Sea.
By Diana Stancy
House appropriators advance $706 billion defense spending bill
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $706 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2022 over the objections of panel Republicans.
By Joe Gould
Democratic appropriators want to spend more on weapons procurement than Biden
House appropriators proposed $1.7 billion more for weapons procurement and $1.6 billion less for development and testing of cutting-edge technologies meant to deter China.
By Joe Gould
China denounces US-Australian navy drills as muscle flexing
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the two countries should “do things that are conducive to regional peace and stability, instead of flexing their muscles.”
VA wants more money to expand popular tech training program for job-seeking vets
Officials estimate the VET TEC program will run out of money in July because of its popularity.
Biden landing team for Pentagon announced
Fifteen of the 23 individuals named on the landing team for the Pentagon are women
By Aaron Mehta