A second F/A-18 Super Hornet from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has been lost in the Red Sea in just over a week, unnamed U.S. defense officials told CNN and NBC News on Tuesday.

The Navy is asking sailors to answer questions about their quality of life and work to help improve retention in the service. Accessible online, the annual “Health of the Force” survey is open until June 30 and takes about 20 minutes to complete. Participation in the survey is voluntary and confidential.

The family of Air Force veteran Joe St. Clair, who is being unlawfully imprisoned in Venezuela, and several other families gathered last week in Washington to launch a media campaign called “Bring Our Families Home” to raise awareness about Americans detained and held against their will in foreign countries.

The report, which was dated Friday, pointed to a breakdown in joint training and years of divestment in mission-essential watercraft. The report also found the Army and Navy struggled to staff the ships for the Gaza mission.

West African countries are adapting their interdiction strategies as drug traffickers and other criminals turn to sophisticated technology to evade detection, U.S. officials said this week.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he has directed the Defense Department to cut at least 20% of its four-star generals and admirals, along with other reductions across the military.

A decommissioned U.S. warship, originally selected for target practice during a joint military exercise, sank unexpectedly on its own Monday off the Philippines’ western coast.

A U.S. Navy vessel recently completed a five-month overhaul at a Japanese shipyard, a milestone for the service as it seeks to expand joint repair capabilities with allied countries.

U.S. Marines and sailors will soon participate in a major land-based exercise in the Philippines alongside forces from the host nation, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom.

Barbara Allen, sixth great-granddaughter of Sojourner Truth, says she’ll never forget the April 26 ceremony where the U.S. Navy christened a John Lewis-class oiler the USNS Sojourner Truth in honor of the abolitionist and women’s rights champion.