February 20, 2017 US Navy carrier deploys to South China Sea for first time in Trump presidency The U.S. Navy sent an aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer to patrol the South China Sea over the weekend, for the first time since President Trump took office, military officials confirmed.
February 17, 2017 Pentagon cites evidence of Islamic State "exodus" from Raqqa The Pentagon says it sees signs that the Islamic State group is preparing for the loss of its de facto capital in Raqqa, Syria.
February 16, 2017 Disabled Navy veteran beaten after defending turtle Two men and a teenager in Florida are behind bars after they attacked a disabled Navy veteran who was trying to protect a turtle that they were torturing, according to police and the vet's family.
February 13, 2017 Pentagon calls NKorean weapons 'clear, grave threat' to US The Pentagon says North Korea's latest missile launch affirms that the country's weapons programs pose a "clear, grave threat" to U.S. security.
February 10, 2017 'Close encounter' reported between US Navy plane, Chinese jet over South China Sea The U.S. Pacific Command said Friday that a U.S. Navy patrol plane and a Chinese jet had an “unsafe” encounter of the South China Sea this week.
February 10, 2017 US, Chinese aircraft in 'unsafe' encounter over S. China Sea A Chinese early warning aircraft and U.S. Navy patrol plane had an "unsafe" encounter over the South China Sea this week, the U.S. Pacific Command said Friday, in the first such incident known to have taken place under President Donald Trump's administration.
February 10, 2017 Trump reaffirms 'one China' policy in call with China's Xi President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America's long-standing "one China" policy in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, potentially alleviating concerns about a major shift in Washington's relations with Beijing.
February 7, 2017 Nearly two-thirds of Navy planes grounded due to years of budget cuts Nearly two-thirds of the Navy's strike fighters are sitting unused because there is not enough money to repair them.
February 4, 2017 USS Cole patrolling off Yemen after Iran-backed rebels attack Saudi ship The Navy sent the USS Cole to waters off Yemen following an attack earlier this week on a Saudi warship by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, a U.S. defense official tells ӣƵ.
February 4, 2017 No title perhaps, but Ivanka Trump is playing key role She may have no official White House title.