When former Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite first pitched the idea to resurrect a numbered fleet in the Pacific that hasn’t been active in nearly 50 years, not everyone was on board. Braithwaite said this week that in looking at the Navy’s challenges, he saw “a need to reorient the structure of the department.” In November, …
Sanctions imposed by the White House this week have created new concerns for supporters of Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed, two U.S. Marine Corps veterans serving contentious prison sentences in Russia. Advocates for either U.S. citizen imprisoned abroad reacted less than favorably to Washington imposing new sanctions on Moscow this week, which prompted Russia to …
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The American flag was raised over the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.’s Pershing Park for the first time Friday morning during its First Colors Ceremony. “Let’s remember all that was sacrificed, all that was sanctified by our proud, brave Americans who served in World War I,” President Joe Biden said during pre-recorded …
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MOSCOW — Russia on Friday responded in kind to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions, saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to restrict and …
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The Army‘s People First Task Force on Friday unveiled sweeping actions underway to transform the service’s sexual harassment and assault prevention program. The moves address the findings of a damning review of Fort Hood, Texas, in the wake of Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s disappearance and murder at the post last year. Army leaders released the results …
