THEFEDERALIST (Chris Bray) - Your Son Doesn’t Want You To Complain About His Deployment
'They didn't sign up to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean with no port calls, no feet on the ground.'
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - USS Benfold lost power for four days in the South China Sea, leaving 300 sailors without water or working toilets
A 30-year-old Navy destroyer drifted without power for four days in one of the world's most contested waterways, and the Pentagon said nothing about it until weeks later. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, suffered a complete generator failure on July 24 while sailing with the George Washington carrier strike group in the […] The post USS Benfold lost power for four days in the South China Sea, leaving 300 sailors without water or working toilets appeared first on American Almanac .
A 30-year-old Navy destroyer drifted without power for four days in one of the world's most contested waterways, and the Pentagon said nothing about it until weeks later. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, suffered a complete generator failure on July 24 while sailing with the George Washington carrier strike group in the South China Sea. The roughly 300 sailors aboard spent the next four days without potable water, hot food, functioning toilets, or air conditioning aboard the nearly 10,000-ton warship, ABC News reported . Contracted tugboats eventually towed the Benfold to Subic Bay in the Philippines, where it arrived July 28. Navy maintenance specialists met the ship to begin repairs. Power came back…Open
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump moving carrier from Pacific to relieve USS Lincoln ‘EXPOSED’ flaws in U.S. military: Stengel
The U.S. military is moving an aircraft carrier out of the Southern Pacific theater to relieve the USS Lincoln, where troop morale is taking a hit during an extended deployment. Former Under Secretary of State and MS NOW Political Analyst Rick Stengel joins Alex Witt to discuss this and the state of negotiations in the Iran war.
NPR (Ava Pukatch) - Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be 'ashamed' of conditions on board
President Trump said the USS Abraham Lincoln deployment is "not nearly long enough." A family member of a sailor on board that ship said those comments are shameful.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'Very unclear what the mission really is’: Dems demand answers as USS Lincoln families raise alarm
Despite deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump says the record-setting deployment is “not nearly long enough.” Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA), who is demanding answers from the Pentagon and Navy, joins MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton to discuss Trump’s shocking comments and “cavalier attitude” towards the 5,000 sailors and Marines sent to the Middle East ahead of Trump’s war.
AI:President Trump has dismissed mounting concerns regarding deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its record-setting deployment to the Middle East, stating that the mission's duration is "not nearly long enough." While Democratic leadership, including Rep. Mike Levin, demands answers from the Pentagon regarding the welfare of the 5,000 sailors and Marines on board, Trump remains unmoved by reports of poor conditions and strategic ambiguity surrounding the deployment's true purpose. This standoff highlights a deepening divide as families express alarm over the situation while political figures focus on questioning the administration's transparency and leadership during high-stakes military operations.Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Filip Timotija and The Hill) - Trump says USS Abraham Lincoln family members not concerned about conditions
When asked if the ship’s deployment has gone on for too long, the president said, “No. Not nearly long enough.”
WAR (Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet) - USS Thomas Hudner Returns to Naval Station Mayport from Deployment
The guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner returned to Naval Station Mayport, Fla., concluding an almost nine-month deployment across multiple geographic theaters, including the U.S. 4th, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations.
STRIPES - USS Thomas Hudner returns to Naval Station Mayport after 8-month deployment | Stars and Stripes
USS Thomas Hudner returned to its homeport at Naval Station Mayport after a deployment that took the ship through three different regions.
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Marine Corps receives its final MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft | Stars and Stripes
The 359th MV-22 completes the program, and no new Ospreys will be built for the Corps. It will, however, be part of Marine operations through 2055.
STRIPES (Alex Wilson) - New cutter squadron in Western Pacific represents ‘low-level deterrence’ | Stars and Stripes
The U.S. Coast Guard’s new cutter squadron in the Western Pacific represents a “signal” whose precise mission is still taking shape, analysts say.