It was the first regular port call in nearly nine months during a patrol that included 208 consecutive days at sea, 200 days in a combat zone and concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier.
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It was the first regular port call in nearly nine months during a patrol that included 208 consecutive days at sea, 200 days in a combat zone and concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier.
For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing is piling unprecedented pressure on its Pacific coast — a vital lifeline with U.S. allies.
Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing received a warm welcome home Sunday after deploying first to the Caribbean and then to the Middle East as part…