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Defense Secretary says bases in Indiana and New Jersey can house detained immigrants without affecting military readiness — a step toward potentially detaining thousands of people on bases on U.S. soil. -
The U.S. Navy responded to a letter from congressional leaders that voiced serious concerns about the service’s handling of an investigation into a Naval Station Norfolk sailor’s disappearance and death. Members of Congress sent a letter July 10 to Secretary of the Navy John Phelan criticizing the chain of command’s response to the disappearance and death of Culinary Specialist Seaman Angelina Resendiz.
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The U.S. Navy will construct new housing at a Guam Air Force base, the Navy announced Wednesday, several months after an independent government watchdog reported on subpar living conditions in the base’s barracks. The Navy awarded a $297 million contract to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific to design and build replacement housing units at Andersen Air Force Base by December 2028, according to a Navy release.
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The first woman to lead the U.S. Naval Academy is being reassigned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Department of Defense said Friday. The big picture: Vice Adm. Yvette Davids joins a growing list of women and people of color serving in top military roles to be ousted by the Trump administration, many of whom as part of a purge of so-called "wokeness" in the military.
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Will Sailors have to wear an ICE patch Next?... The tRump administration has dictated the use of South Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to hold immigrant detainees. It’s the latest move in the administration’s plan to conduct mass deportations of undocumented immigrants by expanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel and facilities.
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