Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, testified before the House Armed Services Committee’s intelligence and special operations subcommittee on the importance of acquisition.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced an expanded partnership between the U.S. and Panama to secure the Panama Canal in order to counter “China’s maligned influence” in the region.
China is undertaking an unprecedented military buildup, developing a large and advanced arsenal of nuclear, conventional, cyber and space capabilities, John Noh, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, said.
The Defense Department is taking significant steps to reinstate service members who were discharged due to the now-rescinded COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The Navy wants to be able to build one Columbia-class and two Virginia-class submarines a year and eventually expand that; it is also working on getting more Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers into the fleet.
