Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has again ordered the Pentagon to postpone a planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, this time amid increased tension with China over Taiwan.
The attack on the suspected militant is the latest in a series of strikes over the past years targeting al-Qaida-linked militants in northwestern Syria.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander and the Japanese defense minister said close cooperation between their naval forces is more important than ever amid rising tensions over China, North Korea and Russia.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the punishment stemmed from the five officers’ “inadequate leadership and execution of their oversight duties."