USS Truman carrier strike group to remain in Mediterranean region for now

The USS Harry S. Truman and at least some of the warships supporting the aircraft carrier will remain on deployment in the Mediterranean Sea region for the foreseeable future, the Pentagon announced.

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New US Navy and Marine task force gives military a boost in the Mediterranean

A recently formed U.S. 6th Fleet task force is putting into action a new Marine Corps concept that calls for small “stand-in forces” to play key roles in carrying out reconnaissance missions at sea, military officials said Friday.

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Navy names future oiler ship after Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A Navy ship will bear the name of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a pioneering women’s rights and gender equality advocate who took a leading role in a landmark decision striking down a military academy’s male-only admissions policy.

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Marine littoral regiment debuts in ‘first island chain’ during Philippine drill

A new Marine Corps regiment created to deal with the rising threat of China has begun its first overseas training exercise in the Philippines.

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‘This is a mess,’ congresswoman tells defense officials, landlords during hearing on military family housing

House lawmakers from both parties called on the Defense Department and its private landlords to move faster and improve at implementing congressional reforms for military family housing after noting there’s not been enough progress made since efforts began three years ago to address the crisis.

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Movement at North Korean port may signal new plans for experimental sub

Analysts detected “unusual movement” of an experimental ballistic-missile submarine at a North Korean shipyard after combing through satellite imagery in March, according to a report.

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Most of Germany’s COVID-19 measures to be relaxed starting this weekend

It’s no April fools joke: The COVID-19 masks are coming off in Germany.

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Pentagon disputes claims by lawmakers that US military aid to Ukraine is moving slowly

All of the equipment and supplies included in an $800 million military aid package approved by President Joe Biden on March 16 will be in Ukrainian hands in roughly two weeks, a senior U.S. defense official said.

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More than 750 Defense Department items with names tied to the Confederacy listed for possible renaming

The so-called Naming Commission on Wednesday released the list of 758 Defense Department items at U.S. military installations around the world that it said likely honor Confederate officials and causes, including hundreds of signs, roads, memorials, vessels and buildings on posts in the U.S., Germany and Japan.

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Defense spending continues yearslong climb among NATO members

Defense spending increased for the seventh consecutive year within the NATO alliance, with the United States picking up much of the tab, according to figures in NATO’s annual report released Thursday.

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Army data shows big boost in vaccine refuser discharges; another 63 soldiers booted from the service

Army leaders discharged another 63 soldiers for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, its busiest week for involuntary separations since the service began kicking out troops about two weeks ago for not taking the mandated shots, according to data published Thursday.

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