The commanding officer of the Mighty Ike aircraft carrier sat down with Navy Times to discuss the Red Sea, long deployments and maintaining sailor morale.
The money will go toward covering expenses related to military families' needs after the fuel spill, the cleanup and the draining of the fuel from the underground tanks.
In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear orders to his forces, the top military officer responsible for America’s nuclear arsenal has not made any moves of its own.
Thousands of people have been treated for physical ailments and thousands of military families are staying in hotels because of the leak at the facility.