The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a maintenance stint that will keep it from deployment for 17 months. For the overhaul, the Reagan is moved to dry dock at Bremerton, allowing workers access to the hull, propellers and other machinery.
Pvt. Xavier A. Rodriguez held the woman at an unnamed location where she was unlikely to be found. He threatened to kill her if she tried to leave and wielded a knife, firearm and his own hands, according to the court document.
The “rare exemptions” were outlined in a memorandum issued Tuesday that detailed the reopening of the Defense Department’s deferred resignation program as the Pentagon works to trim the civilian workforce by about 60,000 people.
