By Mike Hixenbaugh The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt has exited the Persian Gulf on its way to its new home in San Diego and, for the first … More »
By Rebecca Kheel Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday blasted the Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier program, saying its $4.7 billion cost overrun threatens to undermine the Navy’s aircraft … More »
By David Larter, Staff writer Sybil Stockdale, a forceful advocate who fought to end official silence over the mistreatment of American POWs in Vietnam while her husband led the resistance … More »
By Lara Seligman WASHINGTON — In the latest hurdle for the Pentagon’s F-35 joint strike fighter, testers this summer discovered that a lightweight pilot’s neck could snap during a low-speed ejection. … More »
By Meghann Myers, Staff writer For all its cost and vulnerabilities, the aircraft carrier and its strike group are the best option for the threats facing the U.S., according to … More »
By Bill Bartel The Virginian-Pilot ON BOARD THE EISENHOWER By midafternoon Friday, the teeth-rattling thunder from repeated catapult launches of the Navy’s next-generation fighter plane had stopped. The test pilots … More »
by COURTNEY KUBE and ERIK ORTIZ As Russian warships rain down cruise missiles as part of its military strike in Syria, there’s now a glaring absence in the region: For … More »
By Leo Shane III, Staff writer After years of debate and false starts, Congress has finally settled on a plan for a major overhaul of military retirement, a dramatic cultural shift … More »