The Navy has a new top officer as the U.S. Senate confirmed Adm. Daryl Caudle as Chief of Naval Operations late on Thursday night. The confirmation comes after the position sat empty for almost half a year, with a nominee to take over the role only recently named.
Caudle was one of several officers approved for high ranking positions, and was confirmed unanimously.
The Chief of Naval Operations position has been empty since February, when Trump dismissed Adm. Lisa Franchetti from the role.
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Isaac LaLonde, Proceedings
A foreign approach could be the answer to acquiring the Coast Guard’s next icebreakers.
C. Work, Diplomat
The control rod logic, while not outwardly promoted by U.S. officials, had reemerged to shape the process around the status of wartime OPCON.
The Wall Street Journal
After cycling through a dizzying array of psychiatric medications, Scott Griffin found himself with the barrel of a gun in his mouth in November
TNI Staff, The National Interest
Sniper rifles have evolved from simple hunting tools into some of the most advanced precision instruments on the battlefield
Grey and Ungeldi, RealClearDefense
SO, I GUESS YOU’RE FINALLY getting rid of me.” I smile at Nurse Latonya as she scribbles something on the top sheet of paper attached to her clipboard.
U.S. President Donald Trump in August 1 announced that he had ordered two U.S. Navy nuclear submarines to move close to Russia, adding that this was done in response to social media comments by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Condemning Medvedev’s “highly provocative”statements, Trump claimed that “words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences.”“I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,” he added.
The German government has confirmed plans to deliver two additional MIM-104 Patriot long range defence systems to Ukraine, the first components of which are are set to arrive within days. Complete system elements will arrive in the country in the next two to three months, with the the delivery being structured in two phases.
The Su-57 fifth generation fighter has been equipped with hypersonic weapons, according to the Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander in Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev. “In accordance with the state defence order, the Aerospace Forces annually receive advanced and modernised weapon systems. The pace of deliveries of fifth generation Su-57 aircraft is increasing, along with modern aviation strike systems and hypersonic weapons,” the commander reported in an interview.
President of Ukraine signs anti-corruption and defence spending changes into law to appease concerns and support personnel respectively.