Where Are the Most 6-Figure-Salary Jobs in the US?
Software company Volusion compiled a list of places in the US with the most six-figure incomes. Is our region on the list?
Shooting Sparks Call for Concealed Guns on Bases
Some Navy pilots want to be able to carry arms on military installations. The request comes in the wake of the deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida by a Saudi Arabian aviator training there.
Truman Strike Group Joins 6th Fleet
The US Navy said the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its strike group entered the 6th Fleet’s area of operations. The Truman had been sidelined due to electrical glitches; it is expected to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Military Pay Hike Is Safe, Some Lawmakers Say
A 3.1% military pay raise is set to take effect in a few months, despite current wrangling among lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Flight Hours Cut for Some Squadrons
Budget shortfalls are forcing the US Navy to cut flight hours for several squadrons on the East Coast. Maritime patrol squadrons, test pilots, and fleet air support units will all see a 10 percent cut.
Final Deployments for P-3C Orions
The last of the US Navy’s P-3C Orions are on their final overseas deployments, reports The Drive. The patrol planes are being split between bases in Bahrain and Japan. The Navy is preparing to retire its Orions. Their replacements: P-8A Poseidons.
Pentagon to Retire USS Truman Two Decades Early
The Pentagon wants to retire the Nimitz-class carrier USS Harry Truman two decades early, which would cut the US aircraft carrier fleet from 11 to 10.
Trump Expected to Call for End to Ongoing US Wars Overseas
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech tonight, Feb. 5, is expected to call for an end to America’s ongoing wars overseas, building on his recent comments suggesting troop drawdowns in Afghanistan and the Middle East.
Expect a ‘Leaner, Agile’ Resurrected 2nd Fleet
The resurrected 2nd Fleet will become operational by early next year. The fleet will oversee the training of Navy forces on the East Coast. Expect the fleet to be “leaner, agile, and more expeditionary” than it was when deactivated in 2011.
Military Joins Relief Efforts After Hurricane
The military has joined relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Florence’s landfall. DoD has assigned 13,470 personnel and deployed 1,286 military assets, according to the US Northern Command.
