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Navy Still Considering Bringing Back US 1st Fleet The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) moored in Singapore’s Changi Naval Base, April 2, 2018. (Marc Ayalin/U.S. Navy) 15 Mar 2021 The former Navy secretary's call to reactivate a numbered fleet in the Pacific to counter China's growing maritime power is still under consideration, a top military leader said this week. Adm. John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, is studying the pros and cons of bringing back U.S. First Fleet, Adm. Phil Davidson, the head of Indo-Pacific Command, said Wednesday. The possible resurrection...

By   Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 15, 2021 at 1:53 PM The two contenders for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), just one of 35 priority modernization programs: The Bell 360 Invictus (top) and the Sikorsky Raider-X (bottom) WASHINGTON: Officials from across the Army are thrashing out how to field a host of new weapons to combat units without disrupting readiness and training. “We’re conducting rock drills right now,” said Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd, head of acquisition for Army Futures Command. “And it really has to do with, not just what we can afford to do, b...

After the Cold War ended, the United States and its NATO partners took security in the North Atlantic for granted, but increased Russian naval activity over the past half decade has shown that the Atlantic and the High North require constant vigilance. Here, the ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group–1 transit the Norwegian Sea in November 2019. Nato Allied Maritime Command (Cameron Stoner) Sub Menu

Weisbrode – The Art of Collaborative Leadership By Erik Sand When Dwight Eisenhower assumed command of Allied forces in Europe in early 1943, he faced a daunting task. Not only did he need to prepare to assault the vaunted Germany army, but he faced a complicated set of command relationships. His three subordinates, Harold Alexander, Arthur Tedder, and Andrew Cunningham, were all British officers. Two of the three were from different services. Moreover, they all outranked him! Later in his life, Eisenhower would define leadership as “the art of getting someone else to do something that y...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Quite a Challenge: Collectors of coin tokens hope efforts land them a Guinness world record Maine Troop Greeters & Museum cares for over 6,000 challenge coins including six with a Fort Lee connection. Three Bros. Distillery owner has 50+. The Progress-Index DISPUTANTA - Have you ever heard of challenge coins? Maybe you or someone you know has earned one in recognition of extraordinary service.  During a follow-up story interview with Three Brothers' Distillery co-owner David Reavis, a shadow box display behind the ba...