:

Navy/USMC

5th Fleet Hosts International Maritime Exercise

Monday, October 21st, 2019

SHARE:

5th Fleet Hosts International Maritime Exercise

International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2019 staff members pose for a photo during the opening ceremony of IMX 2019 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The U.S. Navy announced the International Maritime Exercise 2019 (IMX 19) is starting with personnel and assets from over 50 countries and seven international organizations on Oct. 21. This will be the sixth IMX, with the last one held in 2017. The 5th Fleet area of operations covers the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean. IMX 19 specifically will include operations from the Suez Canal to the Bab-al-Mandeb strait between Yemen and Eritrea…

Congress

Trump Urges Senate To Move ‘Immediately’ On $350 Billion Defense Reconciliation Bill In Lame Duck

President Trump on Thursday urged Senate leadership to move “IMMEDIATELY” on a reconciliation bill that would include $350 billion for defense. The call arrives as Republicans navigate a lame duck […]

Congress

House Republicans Block Measure To Impeach Hegseth

House Republicans on Tuesday evening voted to block an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a 211-204 vote, the House moved to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) articles […]

Congress

Top House Defense Appropriator Calvert Officially Wins Reelection Bid

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), House Republicans’ top defense appropriator, has officially won his reelection bid. Calvert was running for a redistricted seat against fellow House Republican Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.), […]

Congress

No Path To Defense Reconciliation, Including GOP’s $350 Billion, Coons Says

Top Senate Democrats threw cold water on any GOP plans for a $350 billion fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill, or any defense reconciliation bill, before a new Congress is sworn in […]