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Air, Naval Forces Eating into Army’s Share of Budget BUDGET 7/19/2021 Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Perlman President Joe Biden’s 2022 budget would continue a trend of providing a growing portion of the military’s resources to air and naval forces— raising questions about how low the Army’s topline will go as a share of the Pentagon’s fiscal pie in coming years. Air and naval forces went from a 48 percent share of the defense budget in...

Posted: 8 months ago The Wednesday ceremony highlighted the history of the ship, its crew, and their legacy. Bonhomme Richard was the third ship to bear the name. It was named in honor of John Paul Jones’ famous frigate, named the French equivalent for “Good man Richard.” This was in honor of Benjamin Franklin, the U.S. Ambassador to France at the time. The name Bonhomme Richard is derived from Franklin’s pen name. Like the previous five Wasp-class ships, Bonhomme Richard was designe...