The White House pressed Navy officials to launch live bombs instead of dummy explosives during a Navy 250th anniversary celebration at Norfolk, AP reports.
The author of this op-ed argues the recent strikes on alleged drug boats create a precedent that gives an advantage to America's near-peer adversaries.
The vice president said he believes troops will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how the administration will reconfigure funding.
The new rates reflect a 12% to 15.8% rise over current copays for medications purchased at retail pharmacies and through the Tricare mail-order pharmacy.
Soon after planes were first used in war, there were specialists on the ground coordinating strikes. Space-based weapons could one day yield new observers.
The U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.
