Some lawmakers argue Biden needs congressional authorization to strike Yemen's Houthis amid reports the White House is planning a months-long campaign.
The bridge on a Navy-owned island in California had rusted to the point of being susceptible to collapse. That gave Marines a rare training opportunity.
Congress passed a third stopgap funding bill as it races to pass a full FY24 defense budget to avoid a year-long CR that would disrupt Pentagon operation.
Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock now leads a force she said is "competing daily against a threat that is very real, but which few can comprehend, quantify or see.”