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Former USS Howard CO was fired after ‘racially harassing comments’
The Navy relieved Cmdr. Cameron Dennis in February, just a few months after he assumed command of the Japan-based warship.
By Diana Stancy
USS John Finn’s second-in-command fired along with CO last week
The Navy policy is to announce when a commanding officer is relieved, but not when other members of the command triad are removed.
Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
By Joe Gould
USS Ronald Reagan returns to Yokosuka following 7th Fleet deployment
The carrier conducted extensive, integrated operations with the Japanese, South Korean and Australian navies.
By Diana Stancy
North Korea’s Kim boasts new ICBM as US flies bombers
U.S. B-1B bombers took part in separate joint exercises Saturday with South Korean and Japanese warplanes in response to a North Korean ICBM launch.
US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran
The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, and flew over the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea.
USS Benfold transits Taiwan Strait, a move China calls a provocation
It was the third transit through the South China Sea in a week.
By Diana Stancy
USS Ronald Reagan moves into South China Sea for the first time this year
The carrier strike group is executing flight operations with fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, maritime strike exercises and coordinated tactical training with surface and air units while in the region.
By Diana Stancy
Biden plan to shelve Trump-era sea nuke comes under fire
U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program have emerged as an early political brawl in a brewing fight over next year’s defense budget.
By Joe Gould
F-35C that crashed into the carrier Vinson salvaged from South China Sea
The aircraft is headed to a “nearby military installation” for the ongoing investigation into the incident.
By Diana Stancy
Destroyer Ralph Johnson steams through Taiwan Strait; China calls it ‘provocative’
China said the transit “aims to embolden Taiwan separatist forces.”
By Diana Stancy