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The Navy will use the T-54A aircraft to train aviators flying the P-8A Poseidon, E-2D Hawkeye and C-130 Hercules.

The Navy will use the T-54A aircraft to train aviators flying the P-8A Poseidon, E-2D Hawkeye and C-130 Hercules.

Working the chow line is an old tradition during the holiday season for commanders in...

The annual tradition was canceled last year because of the pandemic. This year, it's scaled down and there are new rules about who can help.

It sends the wrong kind of message. right now were dealing with the most complex foreign policy and national security situation i believe we have ever faced. there are bad actors on the world stage more than ever. what kind of message does this send to them? what does it tell them about our state of readiness? about a year ago all of our service chiefs basically testified to congress that readiness was at its lowest level in decades. the secretary talked about maintenance and training. maintenan...

Of defense mattis wrote to the senate in september, and it talks about continuing resolutions and the negative detrimental impact of these crs, but these are specifics. listen to this, folks. training impacts immediately. lost training is unrecoverable, says the secretary of defense. theres a lack of funds to stand up for training squadrons leaving the air force to train the number of pilots necessary. it may prove fatal in a future conflict. thats very serious. he says the navy will reduce flyi...

Some of the budget caps wont be amended next month but not completely repealed. patty ann? >> so what is the impact on the military if the cuts remain? >> a few examples. last month, the head of army aviation says his pilots are flying at the lowest level in 30 years. 70% of jets and helicopters cant fly. in the navy, out of 542 super hornet jets, half of them cant fly. according to the head of naval aviation, only 31% are fully commission capable. when the navy deployed three aircraft carriers,...

now he makes shocking remarks about asian-owned businesses. wolf blitzer is off. im joe johns. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> breaking news, a horrifying scene in a crowded apartment complex in virginia beach as a navy jet crashes into buildings there, shooting flames and thick, black smoke into the sky. the crew members ejected and were taken to the hospital. now an urgent effort to account for all of the people on the ground. our brian todd ha...