Konstantin Toropin

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  • SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 18: The U.S Navy USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the world's oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier sails out of San Diego Bay to the Pacific Ocean to perform readiness drills before returning its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap on November 18, 2024 in San Diego, California. The ship is scheduled to be decommissioned in fiscal 2026. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)Asia

    Trump blames ‘bad fuel’ for twin Navy crashes in the South China Sea while traveling in Asia

    By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press
  • AT SEA- OCTOBER 1: In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, The From front to back, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Royal Moroccan Navy FREMM multipurpose frigate Mohammed VI (701), and Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), steam in formation while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, on October 1, 2025. Carrier Strike Group 12 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces, Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interest in the region. (Photo by Alyssa Joy/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)North America

    Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Latin America, boosting U.S. military buildup in the region to more than 10,000 sailors and Marines

    By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press
  • U.S. military senior leadership listen as President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va.Politics

    Trump says U.S. cities should be ‘training grounds’ for the military to fight an ‘invasion from within’ during unusual speech to generals

    By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • Pete HegsethLaw

    Pete Hegseth goes to war against military beards, stresses ‘grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos’

    By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press