Navy Times By Christopher P. Cavas - Staff writer A minimum of 12 ballistic missile submarines must remain in service for the foreseeable future, a key congressional committee said, despite Navy plans to drop below that number beginning in 202… more »

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent a letter to lawmakers notifying them of the decision by the Navy, which could see the first women on nuclear submarines next year. "This is fundamentally a Navy initiative, which they recently briefed to the sec… more »