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"We are confident that we can absorb [DRP] removals without detriment to our ability to continue the mission, and that's [why] we can be confident that we don't need to worry about any resulting impact on the uniformed force," an unnamed official said.??

"Freedom of navigation is basic; it's a core national interest," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, adding that the current campaign is about restoring deterrents in the region in addition to freedom of navigation. #MaritimeStrategy #FONOP #response #deterence #resolve #partners #allies

“USS Gravely’s deployment will contribute to the U.S. Northern Command southern border mission as part of the DOD’s coordinated effort in response to the Presidential Executive Order. Gravely’s sea-going capacity improves our ability to protect the United States’ territorial integrity, sovereignty, and security,” said Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command.

On this day in 1969, while in command of a SEAL team in an assault on an island in Nha Trang Bay, South Vietnam, Lieutenant (j.g.) Joseph R. Kerrey is severely wounded by a grenade. He maintains control of the operation, calling in fire support and ordering the members of his team to secure an extraction site. For his heroism, Kerrey is awarded the Medal of Honor. On January 4, 2025, it was announced by the Secretary of the Navy an Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer, will honor the former U.S. Senator, Nebraska Governor, and naval officer Joseph Robert Kerrey, USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 148).

The Goat Island Torpedo Station was the predecessor to Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport and was created more than 110 years before Weapons System Test Facility at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport.?Today, both facilities continue to conduct research, development, and evaluation of systems and capabilities that keep our silent service lethal in the undersea domain.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge William Alsup called for “immediate offers of reinstatement” because of improper procedures ahead of the dismissals.

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"Our adversaries are not growing weaker, and our tasks are not growing less challenging. This review will illuminate how the Department has maintained the level of standards required over the recent past and the trajectory of any change in those standards," Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said.

If a shutdown occurs, troops and essential defense employees would be required to continue working, but?their paychecks would be halted?unless Congress passes legislation protecting those payments.

Recruiting and shipbuilding are key elements to creating the force of the future.