Diana Stancy
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Naval Warfare Reporter @BreakingDefense | Previously @NavyTimes, @MilitaryTimes, @dcexaminer | Grad Student @HoyaJournalism | Ballet Enthusiast 🩰
Joined June 2014
The U.S. naval buildup in the Middle East has continued, with the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three warships escorting it arriving in the North Arabian Sea. They are the destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., USS Spruance, and USS Michael Murphy. Another U.S.
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🚨🚨FLASH: WASHINGTON (@AP) — Trump says Venezuela's Maduro has been captured after the US conducted a 'large scale strike' on country.
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Among the details here: Fighter pilots on the USS Gerald R. Ford are boning up on Venezuelan air defense capabilities, but don't yet know whether they'll get orders to strike, a person familiar with ongoing discussions says.
🚨Trump weighs Venezuela strikes as U.S. forces prepare for attack order Hegseth + Caine were at White House on Friday for 2nd day of deliberations about potential military action in Venezuela @DanLamothe @TaraCopp @michaelbirnbaum
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As of today, the following U.S. warships are in the Caribbean: USS Iwo Jima USS SS San Antonio USS Fort Lauderdale USS Stockdale USS Jason Dunham USS Gravely USS Lake Erie USS Wichita The Ford carrier group is in the Mediterranean at the moment and was ordered west on Friday:
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BREAKING: The Pentagon Is sending the Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean in a major escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign to target drug smugglers and threaten governments in Latin America. W @shelbyholliday
wsj.com
The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign to target drug smugglers and threaten governments in Latin America.
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NEW: Looking to speed up building network of migrant detention centers, Trump administration turns to the US Navy with @priscialva
cnn.com
The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a sprawling network of migrant detention centers across the US in an arrangement...
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The U.S. struck another alleged drug vessel last night but this time on the Pacific side of South America, per two U.S. officials. Two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed. This is the eighth known strike on an alleged drug vessel since September 2. @CBSNews
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The capture of prisoners presents a major new set of legal and policy problems for the Trump administration in the US military’s escalating campaign in the Caribbean. @EricSchmittNYT
Breaking News: The U.S. Navy detained two survivors of a U.S. strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, American officials said.
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Exclusive: Special Operations helos, flying in a configuration best suited for ground assaults, were less than 90 miles from Venezuela last week. Official says they were training. w/ @samueloakford
washingtonpost.com
U.S. Special Operations helicopters flew within 90 miles of Venezuelan territory, according to a Post analysis. Trump authorized CIA covert action inside the country.
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NEW: Hegseth’s latest firing of a top Navy official injected a fresh wave of fear into DOD over the cost of speaking up and who might be next. There is an emerging “culture of fear…intimidation and retaliation,” a senior official told me and @paulmcleary.
politico.com
“It’s better just to keep your head down,” said one senior defense official.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations -- with dozens of reprimands, dismissals and "nonjudicial punishment" already From @noahjrobertson @TaraCopp
https://t.co/7SNyfuwO4f
washingtonpost.com
The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.
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Scoop: The post of United Nations ambassador isn't a Cabinet position, sources familiar with the matter told @CBSNews, as Trump signals the decreased importance of the U.N. to his administration. https://t.co/Gk92hl5Vhb
cbsnews.com
President Trump has decided the position will not be a Cabinet-level post, according to several sources familiar with the matter.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, two sources briefed on the matter said, in a move likely to further inflame tensions in the region.
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NEW: Trump is slated to sign an executive order on Friday to alter the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War https://t.co/Bp6NkxVQNE
foxnews.com
President Donald Trump announced a plan to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, reverting to the agency's former title as part of Pentagon reforms.
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Scooplet: Eight fighter jets will participate in a flyover the White House as Polish President Karol Nawrocki arrives today to honor a fallen Polish aviator. https://t.co/sCckoQpdLg
foxnews.com
EXCLUSIVE: Eight fighter jet aircraft will conduct a flyover when Polish President Karol Nawrocki arrives at the White House Wednesday morning, Fox News Digital has learned.
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Navy ends carrier landings as a requirement to earn ‘Wings of Gold’
taskandpurpose.com
Landing on an aircraft carrier defines Naval aviation. But new pilots won't have to do it until later in their training.
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Coming up today: Vice President JD Vance is slated to visit U.S. troops at a key military installation in England where U.S. Air Force bombers are regularly deployed. https://t.co/FEtMRZ29ZP
foxnews.com
Vice President JD Vance met with U.S. troops stationed at a key military installation for the U.S. Air Force in England that supports heavy bomber aircraft.
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NEW: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announces plans to rescind the Obama-era endangerment finding used for climate regulation https://t.co/avpccrHj1n
foxbusiness.com
Zeldin unveiled the plans on the "Ruthless" podcast that aired on Tuesday, where he characterized the move as one that will drive "a dagger into the heart of the climate change religion."
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On deck today: Mike Waltz gears up to face lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing as UN ambassador, where he is expected to face questions on his role in Signalgate. https://t.co/pN83HfjuAb
foxnews.com
Democrats will likely zero in on Mike Waltz's involvement setting up a Signal group chat to discuss plans about strikes against the Houthis during his confirmation hearing for U.N. ambassador.
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