Warships whose commissioning is on hold will test a solution to a “class design defect” affecting all the littoral combat ships at Naval Station Mayport, Navy officials have concluded. The Navy decided last month to stop taking delivery of new LCS because of a problem in the ships’ system for merging power from multiple engines …
BAGHDAD — The contractor with the U.S.-led coalition who was killed after a barrage of rockets struck near an airport in northern Iraq was not an American national, a coalition spokesman said Tuesday, hours after the attack sparked fears of renewed hostilities in the region. Over a dozen rockets hit areas between the civilian international …
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PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron urged West African leaders Tuesday to step up efforts in the fight against Islamic extremists in the Sahel region on both the military and political fronts, with support from the international community. Macron joined the summit by video that was being held in N’Djamena, Chad, with the leaders …
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Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military. Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, World War II Navy veteran and collegiate football star, is also the president who, in 1975, signed Public Law 94-106 admitting women to the all-male military colleges — West …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31. On his first day in office, Biden had extended the moratorium from Jan. 31. Census …
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