Large ships traversing the area around the Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco are being asked by the Coast Guard to slow down to avoid deadly collisions with blue whales, the largest animals on the planet.
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Ryan McCarthy, Secretary of the Army
The Army is open to renaming ten U.S. bases named for Confederate officers of the Civil War in response to numerous protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Read MoreLieutenant General Kevin Schneider, USAF, Commander, U.S. Forces Japan
“Through the course of the COVID crisis, we saw a surge of maritime activity” by China in the South China Sea, said Lieutenant General Kevin Schneider.
Read MoreGeneral Stephen Townsend, Commander, Africa Command
The United States Africa Command says Moscow has deployed fighter jets to Libya to bolster Russian mercenaries that are supporting rebel commander Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army.
Read MoreGeneral Michael Garrett, Commander, U.S. Army Forces Command
The commander of U.S. Army Forces Command has visited West Point in advance of summer training sessions and new cadets coming in next month, inspecting the academy for its COVID-19 preparations.
Read MoreJames E. McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy
In September, the Navy acknowledged the veracity of videos shot last year that purport to show “unidentified aerial phenomena” now officially released by the Pentagon.
Read MoreMichael D. Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Officials at the Pentagon have called upon the Federal Communications Commission to reverse its unanimous decision to allow the communications company Ligado to set up a 5G network that would disrupt GPS used by the military.
Read MoreLieutenant General Darryl Williams, Superintendent, United States Military Academy
West Point cadets must return to the Military Academy for graduation and other tasks before they can receive new officer orders from the Army, the superintendent said.
Read MoreMajor General Michael Turello, Commander, Combined Task Force-Horn of Africa
The head of U.S. forces in East Africa declared a public health emergency due to the coronavirus for the several thousand American troops, civilians and contractors based in Djibouti.
Read MoreMark Esper, Secretary of Defense
The Pentagon and the Department of Transportation issued a joint statement “strongly opposing” an FCC decision that they say would “cripple” GPS networks.
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