Loyal sailors from U.S. aircraft carrier cheer captain relieved of command over virus letter
U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier was cheered by hundreds of sailors as he left the USS Roosevelt docked in Guam after his controversial firing by the Pentagon, videos showed Friday. The respected head of the aircraft carrier, hit by the fast-moving coronavirus pandemic, was removed ...
U.S. Navy fires captain who sought help for coronavirus-stricken ship
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of COVID-19 on his ship was fired Thursday by Navy leaders, who said he created a panic by sending his memo seeking assistance to too many people. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said ...
The U.S. Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew. There have been 93 COVID-19 cases discovered among the 4,800-strong Roosevelt crew so ...
U.S. and South Korea near tentative troop-funding deal, report says
The U.S. and South Korea have tentatively reached a military cost-sharing agreement, the Yonhap news agency reported, potentially ending months of bickering over demands from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for a massive increase. The announcement could come as early as Wednesday, the ...
U.S. base workers set for furlough in blow to South Korea alliance
The U.S. military is set to put almost half of its 8,500 South Korean civilian workers on furlough, as the two sides bicker over the Trump administration’s demands for a massive increase in troop funding. About 4,000 workers have been told not to report to ...
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq withdrew Sunday from a military base in the country’s north that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighboring Iran. The K1 Air Base is the third site coalition forces have left this month, in line with U.S. plans ...
Japan and others to urge U.S. arms program to fix sloppy service
Japan and 10 other countries are set to ask the United States to improve the way it manages its military sales program to address equipment-delivery delays and the slow return of excess payments, government sources say. Worried about its deployment plans being affected by the ...
Flying low: The battle over Tokyo’s airspace
Haneda Airport’s new flight paths commence despite concerns from aviation experts and public opposition.
Pentagon orders halt to overseas movement for U.S. military over coronavirus
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a stop movement order to the U.S. military halting travel and movement abroad for up to 60 days in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus through the ranks, the Pentagon chief said on Wednesday. The measure ...
First U.S. sailor aboard a warship tests positive for new coronavirus
A U.S. sailor aboard a warship ship tested positive for the new coronavirus for the first time, the U.S. Navy said Sunday, as it disclosed the case of a person assigned to an amphibious assault ship at port in San Diego. The Navy said the ...
Rocket attack hits Iraq base housing U.S. troops, officials say
A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad, Iraqi security officials said Saturday, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two Americans. At least two Iraqi soldiers were wounded in the attack at Camp ...
After Amazon protests, Pentagon reconsiders $10 billion Microsoft contract
The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this past week that the Defense Department "wishes to reconsider ...
