April 23, 2020 Iran military chief warns its forces will 'destroy' US warships if threatened in Persian Gulf The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed Thursday that his troops will “destroy any American terrorist force” that threatens the country’s ships in the Persian Gulf.
April 23, 2020 Trump says Thunderbirds, Blue Angels will do flyovers across country to honor medical workers Trump did not say which cities the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels, the U.S. military's two top flight demonstration teams dedicated to showcasing America's air prowess, would be flying over.
April 21, 2020 Cuomo says NY no longer needs USNS Comfort in coronavirus crisis New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after his meeting with President Trump to discuss the coronavirus crisis, said on MSNBC’s "Deadline: White House" that he told the president New York no longer needs the USNS Comfort, the Navy hospital ship ceremoniously deployed to New York City to fight the pandemic.
April 19, 2020 Russian jet buzzes US spy plane over Mediterranean, 2nd such encounter in 4 days The U.S. Navy announced that a Russian fighter jet came too close for comfort while flying near an American P-8 reconnaissance plane over the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday.
April 18, 2020 Trump says he’ll deliver West Point commencement address – amid social distancing President Trump said Friday he intends to deliver the commencement address this year at the U.S. Military Academy, according to reports.
April 17, 2020 Marines race down NYC pier carrying oxygen tanks to help save patients outside USNS Comfort Facing an unexpected surge in ambulance arrivals at the USNS Comfort hospital ship docked in New York City -- some running dangerously low on oxygen -- Marines on security detail ran hundreds of yards down the pier carrying fresh tanks, the Navy said this week.
April 16, 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who died from coronavirus-related complications identified The U.S. sailor abroad the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who died of the coronavirus has been identified, the Navy disclosed on Thursday.
April 14, 2020 US engages in show of force in Guam, after China's own show of strength near Taiwan After a Chinese aircraft carrier sailed past Taiwan over the weekend in a show of strength as the U.S. Navy struggles with coronavirus, the U.S. Air Force then posted a tweet showing a number of bombers, including B-52 Stratofortresses, lined up on the runway in Guam during an "Elephant Walk."
April 14, 2020 Chinese aircraft carrier sails past Taiwan as US Navy struggles with coronavirus A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed past Taiwan over the weekend in a show of strength as the U.S. Navy struggles with coronavirus.
April 13, 2020 US sailor on coronavirus-stricken Navy ship dies from virus-related complications, officials say A U.S. sailor who was admitted to the intensive care unit at a Navy hospital in Guam after contracting the coronavirus has died, Navy officials said Monday.