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“This is one truly beaten-up supercarrier. My gut tells me that the USS Gerald R. Ford is in worse shape than we know in the press. I think she will be out of action for 2 years. She needs extensive repair work, and my sense is that the Navy will need time, energy, and resources to get this right. In any case, she isn’t going out to sea anytime soon.” That’s what a retired U.S. Navy officer told me yesterday when I asked what he thought the USS Gerald R. Ford’s repair timeline might look like as she heads home to Virginia after a nearly year-long deployment. Needless to say, she will need extensive repairs and upkeep, but how long that might take could surprise even the most seasoned naval experts. -
The Pentagon revealed the location of a U.S. Navy nuclear-armed submarine in a rare move a day after President Trump rejected the latest peace proposal from Iran. The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine arrived in Gibraltar, a British territory on Spain’s south coast, on Sunday, the U.S. Sixth Fleet said on Monday.
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A handful of U.S. Navy ships now have expeditionary facility dogs on board full time to help sailors manage the mental health challenges of long deployments.
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With the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford en route home from what has become the longest U.S. Navy float since Vietnam, the service is reconsidering how to sustain a wartime fighting force. That’s according to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman, who addressed service needs and quality of life concerns at a forum hosted by Military Officers Association of America this month.
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Julie Roland published a compelling op-ed in the April 21 issue of The Fulcrum, titled “Hegseth, Trump and the desecration of the American Military.” It is a straightforward essay from a 10-year Lieutenant Commander for the U.S. Navy who was deployed as a helicopter pilot at the South China Sea and Persian Gulf. While her research-based piece is focused on the secular aspect of our military, let’s explore what effect Mr. Hegseth's and Mr. Trump’s firing of 15 senior military officers may have on Department of Defense (DOD) service employees and the military's readiness to protect America’s 348 million citizens.
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