Was Trump tribute to fallen soldier fitting or calculated?

Carryn Owens, widow of widow of Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, is applauded on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, as she was acknowledged by President Donald Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress. An emotional Carryn Owens, widow of widow of Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, as she was acknowledged by President Donald Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress.

Listen: Rep. Andy Harris: Democrats Went Overboard In Their Silence During The Presidenta s Speech.

Andrew P. "Andy" Harris is an American politician and physician who has been the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district since 2011. Harris served in the Navy Medical Corps and the U.S. Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander on active duty during Operation Desert Storm and currently serves as a commander.[3] He has worked as an anesthesiologist, as an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and as chief of obstetric anesthesiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Media Fall For Trump’s Shameless Lies Regarding Failed Yemen Raid

President Donald Trump shamelessly and publicly deceived the widow of a fallen U.S. serviceman about her husband's death in order to diffuse widespread concerns about the raid that resulted in his death, and journalists are rewarding him by praising his actions as "presidential." During his February 28 speech to a joint session of Congress, Trump recognized the sacrifice of William "Ryan" Owens, a Navy SEAL who was killed during a botched January 29 raid on a terrorist camp in Yemen.

In emotional moment, Trump salutes slain SEAL’s wife

The widow of a US Navy SEAL killed in Yemen stood in the balcony of the House chamber, tears streaming down her face as she looked upward and appeared to whisper to her husband. Democrats and Republicans alike stood for minutes to applaud Carryn Owens, giving her the loudest cheers of the night in a rare moment of unity during US President Donald Trump's first speech to a joint session of Congress.

Trump won’t accept responsibility for deadly SEAL raid he approved over dinner, blames Obama

In an interview with the Miami Herald published Sunday, Bill Owensa S-a Sfather of Chief Ryan Owens, the 36-year-old Navy SEAL who died during President Trump's first military operationa S-a Scriticized the Yemen raid, and said he doesn't have any interest in talking with Trump. "Why at this time did there have to be this stupid mission when it wasn't even barely a week into [President Trump's] administration?" Owens said.

Growler aircraft ‘marks new era’ for Australia’s defence

Australia's latest multi-billion-dollar defence spend has been put on display for the first time, with the arrival of the EA-18G Growler attack aircraft marking the country's first entry into electronic warfare. Together with the controversial and costly F-35 Joint Strike Fighter , the Growler - which is packed with radar and radio jamming systems - will be at the centre of the Australian Defence Force's airstrike capability.

A look at the 3 Pentagon reviews into the SEAL raid in Yemen

There are three reviews underway into the SEAL Team Six raid in Yemen last month that killed William "Ryan" Owens and some civilians, the Pentagon said Monday. Owens was killed during a Jan. 29 nighttime raid targeting a rural compound in southern Yemen believed to be a key planning location for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula .

Reality Check: Trump Proposal Doesn’t Cover Major Military Expansion

In this Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 photo, a shipyard worker walks to his car at the end of the workday at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. With Donald Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet potential threats from Russia and China.

Faslane investment deal ‘will benefit the wider community’

The billion-pound development of HM Naval Base Clyde will be a catalyst for growth and regeneration in the wider community, Scottish Secretary David Mundell has said. The Ministry of Defence is investing in developing the base as the Royal Navy submarine centre of specialisation, which will see all UK attack submarines based in Argyll and Bute by 2020 and the eventual arrival of the Dreadnought class of ballistic submarines.

StratCom chief Hyten: Nuclear arsenal should be modernized, not expanded

A Trident II D5 missile is test-fired from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine during a U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs Follow-on Commander Evaluation Test , on Feb. 22, 2015. An LGM-30 Minuteman III missile soars in the air after a test launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

‘We love peace’: Hundreds march in support of Indian killed in Kansas shooting

Hundreds of people in Kansas City joined a peace march and prayer vigil, celebrating the life of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla cut short in a senseless triple shooting incident at a pub in an apparent hate crime. IMAGE: People march before a vigil for Srinivas Kuchibhotla at a conference center in Olathe, Kansas.

Nominee to be Navy secretary withdraws

The USS John C. Stennis sails in the Philippine Sea. The Trump administration's choice to become the next Navy secretary has pulled his name from consideration, the Pentagon said Sunday, the second nominee to head a military service who has bowed out in recent weeks.

Father of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid to Trump…

The father of William "Ryan" Owens, the Navy SEAL Team 6 member who was the first US combat death during US President Donald Trump's presidency in January, urged the Trump administration to not "hide behind my son's death" and provide answers. In an interview with the Miami Herald , Bill Owens, also a Navy veteran, called for an investigation into the raid that left his son, an eight-year-old girl, and as many as 29 civilians dead.

Father Of Slain SEAL Says Son Died For Trump To Make ‘Grand Display’: ‘I Want An Investigation’

The father of a Navy SEAL killed during a mission that Donald Trump approved just a week into his administration blames the president for his son's death. William Owens told The Miami Herald that he refused to meet with Trump when the remains of son, William "Ryan" Owens, were returned to Dover Air Force Base.

Forces conduct month-long exercise to test combat readiness to deal with any possible threat

The Navy has carried out a mega exercise which saw participation of its strategic assets including nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, besides Su-30 and Jaguar fighter jets of IAF. NEW DELHI: The Navy has carried out a mega exercise which saw participation of its strategic assets including nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, besides Su-30 and Jaguar fighter jets of IAF.