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Navy warfighting development commands are already churning out new tactics for training and operations in the Middle East based on ongoing Houthi attacks.

In this training exercise, US Marines and Sailors will execute multiple training missions ranging from raids, tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel, and foreign humanitarian and disaster relief operations.

The final deployment workups for the Norfolk-based USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group marked the first time carrier group sailors in such a weeks-long challenge were joined by Marines.

The Truman is leading a six-ship strike group, including the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen. This deployment marks the first time a Norwegian warship will deploy with a U.S. carrier strike group.

massive solar storm. This has focused military minds on alternatives. A soldier checks a map during NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise in October 2018. Participants accused the Russian government of GPS jamming during the exercise. Leon NealGetty Images The Navy’s Automated Celestial Navigation System would replace manual shipboard measurements with something more accurate, while Special Operations Command experts are developing a handheld device for commandos. Both pieces of tech are aimin...