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One of the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers is delayed by two years, stretching the schedule to build the future USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) out to 15 years, USNI News has learned. Carrier Doris Miller will now deliver to the Navy in February of 2034, according to the service’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget justification books. Last year’s books projected the ship’s delivery in February of 2032. -
The Department of the Navy currently operates 291 battle force ships, while the Navy requirement by law is 355. Over the past two decades, the shipbuilding budget has doubled, yet we have no more ships now than in 2003. This is a persistent problem and one that is not just industrial. It is structural and the result of how we buy, how we plan, and how we manage risk in Navy acquisition.
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Veterans filing disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could receive new protections under a bipartisan bill in Congress. The Veterans Benefits Information Protection Act, is aimed at cracking down on practices lawmakers say exploit veterans navigating the benefits system.
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Millions of service members, veterans and military families could see their prescription drug costs drop significantly under a newly introduced bill aimed at extending Medicare‑style drug price protections to other federal health programs.
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Even though the secretary of WAAH made the same comments before... 🙄 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday called for Sen. Mark Kelly to be investigated over comments he made about US weapon stockpiles, marking the second time the Pentagon chief has opened a review into the Democratic senator.
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