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Global Unity: US, Australia, Canada and UK
In an era defined by rapid technology advancements and with a worldwide platform saturated with Great Power Competition, the Distributed Mission Operations Center on Kirtland Air Force Base, hosted its Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, Oct. 21 – Nov. 4.
Global War on Terrorism Medals authorized for Houthi operations
Service members participating in operations against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are now authorized to receive the Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals, according to a Pentagon spokesperson. In a June 18 memo, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Ronald T. Keohane stated personnel involved in three Red Sea missions combating Houthi rebels — O...[Read More]
GOP lawmakers suggest DOD cut climate change initiatives from budget
A detailed plan sent to the Pentagon for how the House and Senate appropriations committees would have marked up the fiscal 2025 funding bill includes recommendations to make cuts from any initiatives deemed to address climate change, including advancing technology and funding hybrid electric vehicles. President Donald Trump’s administration has made it clear it is not supportive of actions addres...[Read More]
GOP leaders warn Trump not to abandon NATO post, Pacific buildup plans
Key Republican defense leaders in Congress issued a rare rebuke Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s ongoing military reform efforts, voicing concerns about rumored changes to force posture overseas and department leadership reorganization. The statement from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., followed a...[Read More]
GOP leaders warn Trump not to abandon NATO post, Pacific buildup plans
Key Republican defense leaders in Congress issued a rare rebuke Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s ongoing military reform efforts, voicing concerns about rumored changes to force posture overseas and department leadership reorganization. The statement from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., followed a...[Read More]
GOP senators eye legislative guardrails as VA prepares mass job cuts
Key Republican lawmakers are working with Veterans Affairs leaders on legislative guardrails to proposed staffing cuts at the department, ensuring those moves are done “in a responsible manner” with minimal impact on patients and beneficiaries. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said a proposed bill — expected to be unveiled in coming weeks — comes in response to depa...[Read More]
GOP senators eye legislative guardrails as VA prepares mass job cuts
Key Republican lawmakers are working with Veterans Affairs leaders on legislative guardrails to proposed staffing cuts at the department, ensuring those moves are done “in a responsible manner” with minimal impact on patients and beneficiaries. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said a proposed bill — expected to be unveiled in coming weeks — comes in response to depa...[Read More]
Government funding bill clears Congress, averting a shutdown
WASHINGTON — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to ...[Read More]
Government funding bill clears Congress, averting a shutdown
WASHINGTON — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to ...[Read More]
Governor, Joint Region Marianas, Joint Task Force-Micronesia Convene Civil-Military Coordination Council
ASAN, Guam – Guam Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrero and Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) Rear Adm. Greg Huffman convened the Civil-Military Coordination Council (CMCC) at the Governor’s Complex in Adelup, Feb. 5.
Gray Flag 2024 integrates joint, allied partner testing
POINT MUGU, Calif. – U.S. and allied forces joined academic and industry partners Sept. 17-23 to conduct Gray Flag 2024, an annual test event hosted by Naval Test Wing Pacific and VX-9 at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California.
Greatest Lady of the Seas, USS Nantucket Commissions
BOSTON, Mass. — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) November 16, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. To honor naval history, Nantucket became the newest ship in the fleet while moored stern-to-stern with USS Constitution, the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned ship.