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A P-8A from VP-16 was in Singapore recently to fly demonstration flights to local military and government officials.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kegan E. Kay [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Foreign Policy that on Aug. 30, 2013, he was close to authorizing a strike against Syria using Tomahawk cruise missiles when President Obama phoned him during dinner time and told him to stand down.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carmichael Yepez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Reuters reports that both Romania and United States will declare the construction of the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense facility is over and the installation is now “technically capable.” The announcement is expected today.
By Missile Defense Agency – United States Department of Defense (United States Naval Institute News) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Aircraft carrier USS George Washington has completed its 52,064-mile, seven-month journey from Japan to Virginia on Dec. 17. Nearly two-thirds of the crew will return to San Diego and embark USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), the U.S. Navy says.
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A German Navy P-3C assigned to Operation Atalanta has left Djibouti on Dec. 11 for home after spending three-months in the region.
Photo: EUNAVFOR
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