Following a recent trip to China, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson said today he expects an increase in the interaction between the U.S. Navy and China's navy.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Lee Hudson was Inside the Navy's managing editor until June 2018. She has covered Navy and Marine Corps issues since 2011, reporting at the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, aboard ships and military facilities around the U.S. Previously she worked as a staff reporter at The Daily Review in Morgan City, LA, covering local government and crime. Lee graduated with a B.A. in Mass Communication and Marketing from Loyola University New Orleans.
Following a recent trip to China, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson said today he expects an increase in the interaction between the U.S. Navy and China's navy.
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