The acting secretary, Patrick Shanahan, who is facing a tough Senate confirmation battle, told reporters that “our business is to run military operations and not become politicized.”
Tag: United States Navy
More Than Patriotism on Their Sleeves: Military Patches Sport Trump Likeness
A flap over politically themed patches worn by some American troops during President Trump’s visit of a warship in Japan has forced the Navy to review its policies.
At War: Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.
A former Navy officer who is now a New York Times reporter explains how the American military trains marine mammals for underwater operations.
U.S. Navy Sailor and Japanese Woman Are Found Dead in Okinawa
The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide by the police on the Japanese island, where the presence of United States military forces has long been a source of tension.
At War: The Men Who Went Down With a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier
After publishing our story about the hunt for the sunken U.S.S. Wasp, dozens of readers shared the experiences of husbands, brothers, fathers, uncles, grandfathers and great-uncles who had served on board.
At War: ‘People Constantly Mistake My Mother for a Spouse, Not a Veteran’
These servicewomen are leaders, pioneers, change-makers and survivors. Here’s what their family members have to say about them.
At War: 40 Stories From Women About Life in the Military
Servicewomen and veterans share the stories that have stayed with them from their time in the military.
At War: The End of the Navy’s Bread-and-Water Punishment
In this week’s At War newsletter, a look at one of the oldest and most archaic punishments in the United States military: three days’ confinement on bread and water.
U.S. Navy Carrier Suffers Second Aircraft Crash in Weeks
An F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, on Monday crashed into the sea northeast of the Philippines. The two aviators inside the plane were rescued.
U.S. and China Are Playing ‘Game of Chicken’ in South China Sea
A recent near miss underscored the perils in the South China Sea, where the American and Chinese navies are increasingly challenging each other.