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The possible resurrection of the fleet was announced in November by then-Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite.

The Marine Corps requested $125 million in 2021 to buy nearly 50 Tomahawk missiles the service could launch from land.

Coffman is not the first general to defend the Army's relevance in the Pacific.

Stopping the pandemic, countering China, and rebuilding alliances are among the top issues on Austin's mind.

Taking the end point of Obama foreign policy as a new starting point is a questionable beginning.

The Navy has also been working on how to "better operate in the challenging region."

Flournoy said the task of deterring China while seeking avenues of cooperation was hindered by divisions in the U.S.

For the first time since 2008, the Democratic Party will control both chambers of Congress and the executive branch.

Wednesday's events shocked U.S. allies.

Putin has not been shy about dropping hints that he would consider a more formal alliance with China.