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US to stop refueling of Saudi aircraft in Yemen war | WASHINGTON The United States will stop refueling Saudi Arabian aircraft fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Pentagon and the Saudi kingdom said late Friday. The refueling change does not affect the U.S. military assistance and training to improve the Saudi airstrikes, which have reportedly caused thousands of civilia... |
Homebuying basics Take our VA loan quiz | Whether you're simply considering the idea of home ownership or you've decided to take the leap, service members should familiarize themselves with how the VA loan process works, what their benefits could entail, and what they can reasonably expect from the program. The loan-guaranty benefit has been around for parts o... |
Griffin interested in airborne missile defense | WASHINGTON The man poised to become the first ever undersecretary of defense for research and engineering supports investing heavily in airborne missile defense and directed energy weapons, as well as new ways of moving technology from theory to production. Michael Griffin, the former NASA administrator up for the RE ... |
US forces in Syria destroy proAssad tank after second attack in a week | For the second time in less than a week, U.S. special operations forces in eastern Syria came under attack from pro-regime forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. , The service members, acting as coalition advisers to the Syrian Democratic Forces, called in an airstrike with an MQ-9 Reaper to destroy a Soviet... |
The sacred names Inside the creation of the Vietnam Wall | , , , , , , The inscription of the names of the dead and unaccounted for was one of the basic criteria set up by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund for the design of the memorial. Fear no longer. Be the first to hear about breaking news, as it happens. You'll get alerts delivered directly to your inbox each time someth... |
Armed drones for Germany Merkels wouldbe government sizes up defense priorities | COLOGNE, Germany Following Germany's vote in September to give Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union another term as chancellor, parties continue to negotiate the objectives of the new government. Here's a rundown of key national security topics that are up for grabs in a likely coalition of the CDU, the Fre... |
Lawmakers could soon approve Germanys first armed drone | COLOGNE, Germany Lawmakers in Berlin are due soon to consider once again the deployment of armed drones for the Bundeswehr, a first for a country that has traditionally sought to avoid the spotlight of global military prowess. The defense ministry led by Ursula von der Leyen is expected within days or weeks to forward... |
Report Airstrikes on Syria progovernment positions kill 12 | BEIRUT Airstrikes overnight in eastern Syria killed at least 12 pro-government fighters, all reportedly foreign nationals, a war-monitoring group said Thursday. The Syrian government-run media blamed the strikes on the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group. In Damascus, the SANA news agency said coalitio... |
Fate of detained ISIS fighters uncertain as US exits Syria | WASHINGTON What to do with hundreds of foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and growing problem for the Trump administration as it prepares to pull troops out of the country. A senior administration official said Tuesday that resolving the fate of these prisoners is a top priority as ... |
A new Army PT test is on its way This is not a drill | Ding dong, the Army Physical Fitness Test is almost dead. Yes, a new fitness test is here, but don't panic It'll be a couple more years before you're taking it for the record. Army officials unveiled a new gender- and age-neutral PT test on Monday, and it's set to replace the run/sit-ups/push-ups protocol that soldiers... |
Sailor faces deployment and immigrant wifes deportation | As summer nears in San Diego, Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class Juan Quiroz and his family are readying for the rigors of another at-sea deployment. But unlike his shipmates, Quiroz has a unique worry piled on top of the standard-issue stress. He wonders if his wife, Irais, will still be here when he comes home. Irais has ma... |
Breathing easier After years of T6 hypoxia scares the Air Force thinks it has the fix | For instructor pilot Maj. Kinsley "Trigger" Jordan, the first clue that something had gone seriously wrong was when he suddenly tasted something metallic. Jordan was in a T-6 Texan II, on the back half of a routine training sortie with a student pilot near Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma in early November 2017. The st... |
If Russia started World War III heres how it would go down | If drawn into a war against Russia, U.S. and NATO forces would first begin combating Russian cyberattacks, misinformation and third-party surrogate forces, said retired Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, former head of Air Combat Command. Carlisle said fighting likely will follow a period of steadily rising tensions and war... |
The Corpss new ammoresupply robot will lighten the load for Marines | WASHINGTON The Marine Corps is developing an autonomous robot to help speed up MV-22 Osprey ammunition resupply missions, according to officials at Marine Corps Systems Command. The Expeditionary Robotic Platform, or XR-P, as it is called, "can be used to speed up MV-22 supported re-supply missions in austere environm... |
Marine Infantrywoman Reflects on Ground Combat Integration Study | Marine Corps Cpl. Remedios Cruz, a Fleischmanns, N.Y. native was one of the six female riflemen to participate in the Marine Corps' Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force GCEITF study. |
Trumps embrace of Russia making top advisers wary | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's persistent overtures toward Russia are placing him increasingly at odds with his national security and foreign policy advisers, who have long urged a more cautious approach to dealing with the foreign adversary. , The uneasy dynamic between the president and top aides has been exace... |
For the first time domestic violence will be a crime under military law | WASHINGTON Domestic violence will officially become a separate crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice when President Donald Trump signs the annual defense authorization act into law next week. Military officials have prosecuted such crimes in the past, but under more general justice categories such as assaul... |
New in 2018 Could these two new fitness tests spell the end of the APFT | In 2017, both Army Training and Doctrine Command and Army Forces Command unveiled new fitness tests that could change the way the Army does physical fitness training. Rather than your standard run at the crack of dawn, supplemented with some push-ups and sit-ups, picture suiting up in your combat uniform and flipping a... |
Surface Navy boss officially steps down new leadership at the helm | The Navy's top surface warfare officer stepped aside Thursday, turning over to reins to the former commanding officer of Navy Personnel Command. Vice Admiral Richard Brown took over for Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden as the head of Naval Surface Force Pacific, inheriting a community and force searching for answers after one o... |
The Army has stopped kicking out immigrant recruits Heres why | The Army has stopped discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted seeking a path to citizenship at least temporarily. A memo shared with The Associated Press on Wednesday and dated July 20 spells out orders to high-ranking Army officials to stop processing discharges of men and women who enlisted in the special immigra... |
Heres a sneak peek at a laserlight combo for the Armys newest pistol | Army officials are evaluating two illuminators to add to the Modular Handgun System for a small subset of soldiers who need the light/laser capability. Those same soldiers will also need a different holster to accommodate the device, which will attache to the built-in rail system of the M17 and M18 handguns that make u... |
Turkey scraps solesource deal opening contest for Altay tank program | ANKARA, Turkey Turkey's defense procurement authorities have decided to scrap sole-source negotiations with the privately owned armored vehicles manufacturer Otokar for a multibillion-dollar indigenous tank program. They will instead open bidding for the same contract. The contract involves the serial production of th... |
Interview US Navys top officer talks acquisition sub building and naval warfare | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy's top officer made clear from the time he came into office in late 2015 that his job is to prepare the service for an era of renewed great power competition with Russia and China. Key to that effort has been his belief that getting new technologies to the fleet can no longer take a decade to c... |
Air Force hero on French train to be promoted from E3 to E5 | Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, widely proclaimed a hero after he charged a gunman Aug. 21 on a train in Belgium, will be promoted to staff sergeant, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh announced Tuesday. Welsh decided he wanted to recognize Stone for the way he has responded to the crush of attention since he helped subdue... |
The Navy dropped a homicide charge against the former McCain CO and no ones sure why | The Navy has quietly dropped its pursuit of negligent homicide charges against the former commanding officer of a warship that collided with a tanker near Singapore last summer, killing 10 sailors. Earlier this year, the service announced it would seek negligent homicide charges against Cmdr. Alfredo Sanchez, who comma... |
Mattis says Iran nuclear deal includes robust verification | WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday emphasized the value of certain aspects of the Iran nuclear agreement, even as President Donald Trump considers pulling out of the 2015 deal, which he has attacked repeatedly and this week called "insane.", Without explicitly giving his opinion about whether the Unit... |
Get ready NCOs More than 8000 tech sergeant promotions are on the way | The Air Force announced it has selected more than 8,000 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant, according to a news release. Out of 27,555 eligible airmen, the service selected 8,416 for promotion. The promotion list will be released on the Air Force Personnel Center website's Enlisted Promotions page on J... |
Common VA loan myths and the facts to set them straight | If you're an active-duty service member or veteran considering buying or refinancing a home, you'll probably hear some differing opinions on VA loans as you shop around for lenders and Realtors. There are a number of misperceptions about the home loan benefit myths that Veterans Affairs Department officials continuall... |
Trump says military troops will guard USMexico border | President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's directing the U.S. military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border in lieu of, for now, a border wall. , "We're going to be doing things militarily until we can have a wall and proper security." Trump said. Trump's comments came as he sat next to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, ... |
Boeing and Embraer have a new deal What it means for defense is unclear | RAF FAIRFORD, England Earlier this month, Boeing and Embraer struck a deal on a joint venture that would give Boeing control of the Brazilian company's commercial jet business. But what the agreement will mean for their associated defense units is still being hammered out, a Boeing defense exec said Friday. During a b... |
Australia commits to Triton in 5 billion deal | MELBOURNE, Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on June 26 that the Australian government will purchase six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance aircraft. The initial investment in the Triton capability is AU1.4 billion U.S. 1.03 billion, which includes AU200 million to enter into a coope... |
Construction Projects Could Hamper First Overseas F35 Beddown | RAF LAKENHEALTH, England The first overseas US Air Force base to get the F-35 joint strike fighter is already making preparations for the jet's arrival in the early 2020s, but its commander is worried that the service will not be able to build the new facilities needed to beddown the plane as quickly as anticipated. C... |
Lockheed Leonardo DRS wont protest TX handing program to Boeing | WASHINGTON In a surprise move, the two losing teams for the U.S. Air Force's T-X trainer competition have decided not to protest the service's decision to award the competition to the Boeing-Saab team. Spokesmen from the Lockheed Martin-Korean Aerospace Industries team and the Leonardo DRS group issued statements Thur... |
Commandant to Marines Youll have to fight to get to your next fight | In the next war, Marines will have to "fight to get to the fight" for the first time since World War II, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said. "Our adversaries are not going to let us just go to the fight uncontested," Neller said on Wednesday. "We're going to have to fight our way across the ocean or under ... |
Will some military retirees miss the boat on new dental coverage | Are military retirees getting the word about looming changes to their dental coverage, and do older retirees in particular have the tools they need to make that decision?, Some advocates are concerned about the upcoming transition from the Tricare Retiree Dental Program, which ends Dec. 31. It's being replaced by the F... |
Recruiters and NCOs pay attention This is why soldiers are joining the Army today | While most new soldiers are satisfied with their overall experience in the Army so far, many of them would have appreciated if their recruiters had been more honest. That is one finding from "Life as a Private," a Rand Corp. study published May 13 that surveyed several dozen soldiers about their reasons for joining the... |
Raytheon Unveils New Patriot Radar at AUSA Global 16 | HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Raytheon debuted its first full-sized prototype of a next-generation Patriot radar here on Tuesday at the AUSA Global Force Symposium and Exhibition. The company's new technology is called Gallium Nitride GaN Active Electronically Scanned Array AESA radar and its designed to provide the Patriot with a... |
T6 hypoxia fix on the way but grounding hurt pilot training pipeline | WASHINGTON The Air Force's training command will now likely graduate 1,109 new pilots this year, a 10 percent drop from what it originally expected, due to a rash of physiological episodes in the service's T-6 turboprop plane used for basic pilot training. Earlier this year, the service grounded all T-6 Texan flights ... |
New Pentagon chief makes global debut with status uncertain | KABUL, Afghanistan At an extraordinary moment in Pentagon history, a former business executive with little political stature and without military experience is making his international debut as the acting U.S. secretary of defense. After conferring Monday with Afghan leaders and American military commanders and diplom... |
Check out the new laserlight combo pistol enhancer for the militarys new handgun | LAS VEGAS As soon as April, soldiers could be getting a full sidearm kit complete with the Army's newest M17 handgun, along with a new "pistol enhancer" and holster built to fit the device. The Army selected Laser Max Defense to provide more than 20,000 pistol enhancers for its M17/M18 sidearm. The 9mm handgun, built ... |
US Navys focus on rapid acquisition is opening up opportunities for Europe | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy intends to get much bigger, and that has meant new openings for European companies in the U.S. defense market. The Navy's new over-the-horizon missile destined for the littoral combat ship and the future frigate was recently awarded to the Norwegian firm Kongsberg, in partnership with U.S. com... |
After 16 years congressional debate on military force authorizations remains stalled | WASHINGTON Senate lawmakers said the deaths of four U.S. service members in unheralded anti-terrorism operations in Africa has brought new focus on the need to update the military force authorizations governing those missions. But that hasn't changed the debate. At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Monda... |
Are you in or moving to a hot ZIP code What that means for your real estate prospects | The folks at Realtor.com recently released their list of the "Hottest ZIP Codes in America," including a handful near military installations. How does a ZIP code catch fire? The list relies on how fast properties sell and how many properties are viewed in the area. Homes in the 10 hottest ZIP codes sell in about three ... |
New Mexico Air Guard special operations wing gets first female commander | SANTA FE, N.M. The New Mexico Air National Guard's 150th Special Operations Wing has its first female commander, a colonel who has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a combat rescue helicopter pilot. The Guard announced Friday that Col. Esther Camacho Sablan was scheduled to assume command of the wing during a ceremo... |
Army Pushes To Counter Drones as Threat Grows | WASHINGTON -- The Army's strategy to counter unmanned aircraft systems is close to publication, according to the service's Capabilities Integration Center director, but the service isn't waiting for its final release to move full-steam-ahead to address what the Army has identified as a capability gap against current th... |
Special operations launches secret surrogate missions in new counterterrorism strategy | U.S. counter-terrorism missions will soon place more emphasis on a little-known Pentagon program designed to help "surrogate forces," rather than traditional allied units that are dependent on U.S. training, advice and assistance. The shift comes as the Defense Department implements the 2018 National Defense Strategy, ... |
1461 troops to get money for wrongful foreclosures | Nearly 1,500 additional service members will receive compensation for wrongful foreclosures on their homes, Justice Department officials announced. The new announcement brings to 2,413 the total number of service members who are eligible to share in a settlement of more than 311 million from five mortgage servicers JP ... |
The Army needs more trained armor units for Europe This ones getting ready | The Army wanted more armor so a former infantry unit is now training with tanks. Soldiers with Delta Tank Company, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division began initial training with upgraded M1A1 tanks at Fort Stewart, Georgia. "The Abrams is the most lethal land warf... |
How a fiveyear US special ops plan will transform the force | TAMPA BAY, Fla. The next five-year development and acquisition plan for U.S. Special Operations Command will be transformative, its commander said at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference on May 22. The plan will include ways to sunset legacy systems to make way for cutting-edge priorities that allow the f... |
Shutdown clouds gathering but Paul Ryans upbeat | WASHINGTON House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday that Congress will likely have to pass another stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown and buy time for more 2018 spending negotiations. Just days ago, there seemed to be growing support for completing a two-year spending deal by Jan. 19, when the current continuin... |
Shovel or RPG Army upgrades will help scouts better identify targets | A surveillance system that came into the Defense Department's inventory at the outbreak of the Iraq war is set to see major upgrades that will help scouts better identify targets and conceal themselves when finding what to shoot. The LRAS3, or Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System, allows scouts to detect a tar... |
Northrop starts flight testing advanced imaging sensor on Global Hawk | WASHINGTON This February, Northrop Grumman began testing an advanced, multispectral sensor aboard its RQ-4 Global Hawk, moving the high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft closer to being able to replicate the imaging capabilities of the aging U-2 spy plane. A Global Hawk equipped with United Technologies' MS-1... |
US Army to buy reusable shoulderfired launcher from Saab | LONDON Saab's Carl-Gustaf M4 is the latest version in a series of shoulder-fired launchers in production since shortly after World War II and the U.S. Army wants to buy over 1,000 of the systems. The U.S. Army announced earlier this month that it plans to rapidly procure and field the latest variant as soon as possibl... |
Is this Navy officer being held accountable for negligence Or railroaded | More than a year after the fatal collision of the guided-missile destroyer Fitzgerald, the military arraigned Lt. Natalie Demitri Combs during a speedy but controversial Monday morning hearing at the Navy Yard in Washington. Her prosecution sparks controversy because an Article 32 hearing officer, Cmdr. Anthony Johnson... |
Militants wore US military uniforms in attack in Afghanistans capital | KABUL, Afghanistan Islamic State militants, including two suicide bombers, dressed in what appeared to be U.S. military uniforms and riding in two armored vehicles launched a surprise attack on the Interior Ministry in Kabul on Wednesday but Afghan forces managed to repel the assault, leaving all the attackers dead. I... |
Air Force awards 13B contract for two GPS III satellites | WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than 1.3 billion for two GPS III satellites, according to an announcement from the Department of Defense Sept. 26. This contract covers the 11th and 12th satellites in the Air Force's next-generation GPS III constellation and represent the fir... |
Without a comprehensive strategy to regulate foreign investment China wins | Most Americans would agree that a competitor's control of an important military resource would create a threat to U.S. national security. Unfortunately, the primary watchdog for such situations, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, does not have adequate resources or legislative authoriti... |
Ukraine parliament restores NATO membership as strategic target | WARSAW, Poland The Ukrainian parliament has voted to restore NATO membership as the country's strategic foreign policy objective.The Verkhovna Rada passed a bill "to amend the Ukrainian laws on national security and internal and foreign policies. The new laws hereby enact Ukraine's commitment to achieve NATO membershi... |
Marine F35Bs with the 13th MEU enter Middle East for first time | F-35Bs embarked with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, have recently just entered the U.S. Central Command area of operations for the first time. According to a photo uploaded by the Marine Corps showing the F-35B, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Essex entered the 5th fleet area of operations. The U.S.... |
Red Flag gives F35A its toughest test yet | NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. What happens when the F-35A goes to its very first Red Flag, the Air Force's premier air-to-air training exercise? The answer, according to U.S. military and international participants, is that the event itself becomes more challenging than ever, with a greater number of more capable aggres... |
Watchdog says US strategy in Afghanistan shows little result | WASHINGTON The Trump administration's revamped Afghanistan strategy has made little progress against the Taliban insurgency, leaving the country a "dangerous and volatile" place nearly 17 years after the U.S. invaded, a government watchdog report said Monday. The conclusion contrasts with assertions last fall by the A... |
US spy planes are breaking down and lawmakers want answers | WASHINGTON America's aging C-135 reconnaissance planes keep breaking down, and alarmed lawmakers want the U.S. Air Force to tell them why. Based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, the 55th Wing's Boeing-made reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering aircraft, all more than 50 years old, are meant to carry out critica... |
China India Pakistan face fallout from US strategy for Afghanistan | WASHINGTON In rolling out his strategy for Afghanistan on Aug. 21, U.S. President Donald Trump made clear that a change in the relationship with Pakistan is in the cards. But regional experts warn that any change in Washington's posture to Islamabad will impact two regional powers China, America's greatest rival in t... |
A10 pilot who braved hailstorm of antiaircraft fire to save soldiers receives Silver Star | In the opening days of the Iraq war, soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment were advancing on Baghdad when they ran into fierce resistance from the Iraqis. Tanks and armored infantry fighting vehicles dug in on the eastern side of a bridge across the Tigris River unloaded on the tr... |
Editorial The Pros of a National Military Strategy For Everyone to See | The military attach of a major European power once marveled privately at the Defense Department's methodical approach to publishing strategy documents. There's the National Defense Strategy, the National Military Strategy, the Quadrennial Defense Review and many more. Together, they offer something of a 30,000-foot sna... |
Obama Congress in legal gray area over powers to fight Islamic State | When President Obama delivers his speech Wednesday on how he plans to have the U.S. combat the Islamic State, he may have to explain whether he plans to ask Congress for authorization to widen military strikes against the group. "I'm confident that I have the authorization that I need to protect the American people," O... |
DoD officials Irregular warfare will no longer suffer a boombust cycle in eras of great power compet | The Defense Department doesn't want to lose its irregular warfare edge, honed through more than a decade of conflict across the Middle East, even as it directs its armed forces to refocus on state-level adversaries. Retaining the U.S. military's hard-fought knowledge of counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism was a pr... |
Trumps adviser to visit Moscow to discuss USRussian summit | MOSCOW U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser is heading to Moscow to pave the way for a possible U.S.-Russian summit, a spokesman said Thursday. National security adviser John Bolton plans to travel to Moscow next week to discuss a potential meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin,... |
Why BAE Systems doesnt want a real cockpit in its Tempest | FARNBOROUGH, England BAE System' surprise presentation of a full-scale model for its Tempest fighter concept caught the Farnborough International Airshow by storm, but one feature of the design especially stood out the cockpit. That's not normally the part of a plane on which people would focus, but there is somethin... |
Deterring the unthinkable NATOs role along the Eastern flank Commentary | As NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels next week to set the stage for the 2018 NATO summit, key issues will include defense burden-sharing and NATO's role to the south in counterterrorism and refugee management. But strengthening deterrence to the East must remain the top priority for the alliance. Russia's recent ... |
Why identifying the Korean War remains just brought home could take years | WASHINGTON Tonight's repatriation ceremony in Hawaii for the remains of fallen Korean War service members marks the culmination of a years-long diplomatic effort to fulfill a national promise to bring them home. But it also starts what is expected to be another arduous, years-long process to identify those missing-in-... |
Congressman to Mattis Prepare for a lean future as national debt continues to rise | WASHINGTON The Pentagon's two-year budget boost may be as good as it's going to get for the military, the House Armed Services Committee's top Democrat warned Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Capitol Hill on Thursday. The comments come amid new government estimates that the U.S. budget deficit will exceed 1 trillion in... |
Kelly Best job I ever had was a sergeant in the Corps | Serving as President Donald Trump's chief of staff may be the pinnacle of retired Marine Gen. John Kelly's distinguished career, but Kelly nevertheless says his favorite job was as a Marine noncommissioned officer. "The best job I ever had was as a sergeant in the Marine Corps," the Washington Post quoted him as saying... |
Naval Group Talks with Australia still underway for sub buy | PARIS Naval Group, a French shipbuilder, sought to play down media reports of a potential collapse of talks for a major contract with Australia for 12 ocean-going submarines, with elections looming next year in the Commonwealth nation. "We are in the process of pursuing the strategic partnering agreement," a Naval Gro... |
Global Hawk drone crashed off the coast of Spain in June but the Air Force stayed mum | The Air Force is acknowledging an RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed off the coast of Spain in June about 2 months after the remotely piloted aircraft plunged into the ocean. Air Force spokesman Maj. Ken Scholz said Friday that the Global Hawk crashed in the Gulf of Cadiz, near Rota, Spain at about 11 a.m. on June 26 and was s... |
After last years brutal military PCS season DoD looks to privatize the entire household goods proces | In the wake of increasing problems with service members' household goods shipments, U.S. Transportation Command officials are moving toward privatizing the entire process within two years. While this is a longer-term possible solution to fix problems with the physical process of moving, officials are also putting some ... |
CanadianUS Super Hornet dispute could spark trade war | WASHINGTON Last week's determination by the U.S. Commerce Department to impose prohibitive tariffs on aircraft from Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier could be the spark that ignites a long and bloodthirsty trade war involving the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. And although the Boeing-Bombardier dispute rev... |
ArmyNavy at the half Mids lead a slugfest 107 | In a rivalry game that's seen heavy snow, hard hits and exactly two pass attempts in 30 minutes of action, a Navy sophomore's sprint has made the difference so far. Midshipman Malcolm Perry's 68-yard score midway through the second quarter rallied the Mids from an early deficit and made the score 10-7, where it stood a... |
Air Force Academy to host outdoor NHL game in 2020 | The National Hockey League announced Tuesday that the Air Force Academy's Falcon Stadium will play host to an outdoor NHL game between the Colorado Avalanche and an opponent yet to be determined. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement during the second intermission of the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classi... |
Thousands salute Bush funeral train 4141 on final Texas ride | COLLEGE STATION, Texas Thousands waved and cheered along the route as funeral train No. 4141 for the 41st president carried George H.W. Bush's remains to their final resting place on Thursday, his last journey as a week of national remembrance took on a decidedly personal feel in an emotional home state farewell. So... |
Its almost December and time to decide Will you go for the new retirement system | With the deadline a month away for certain service members to opt in to the new Blended Retirement System BRS, Defense officials are making a push to remind service members they have a choice to make and they need to make it soon. About 19 percent of the 1.6 million people eligible have chosen the new system, according... |
Jim Mattis warns Congress not to block Turkey from F35 program | WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is urging Congress not to bar Turkey from purchasing the Lockheed Martin F-35, arguing that to do so would trigger an international "supply chain disruption" resulting in delays and higher costs for the 100 million aircraft. "At this time, I oppose removal of Turkey from the F-3... |
Marine Corps F35 flies first combat mission in Afghanistan | The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B joint strike fighter has successfully conducted its first combat mission over Afghanistan, U.S. officials confirmed to Military Times. The strikes, carried out by F-35Bs assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, occurred Thursday morning against a fixed target "in support of ground cle... |
Russia claims US is running a secret bio weapons lab in Georgia | MOSCOW Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday the United States appeared to be running a clandestine biological weapons lab in the country of Georgia, allegedly flouting international conventions and posing a direct security threat to Russia allegations the Pentagon angrily rejected. The exceptional accusations from... |
Shulkin out Trump fires VA secretary after weeks of controversy | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation about the embattled administrator's future. Shulkin's position in the administration had been in jeopardy since the release of a damning inspector general report last month that criticized him for... |
Key House lawmaker wants another look at Force of the Future | WASHINGTON -- Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter's controversial "Force of the Future" personnel proposals might have a future after all. The head of the House Armed Services Committee said some of the ideas in the sweeping personnel reform plan will get another look from lawmakers this year as they consider new force... |
ArmyNavy pregame gallery Marchons and more from Philadelphia | As the Lincoln Financial Field end zones disappeared under a coating of snow, the rest of the gridiron revealed the footsteps of Army cadets and Navy midshipmen, marching on and off the frigid turf before Saturday's rivalry contest. Scroll through our gallery for a look at the festivities, and some of the fans, braving... |
Going 360 degrees Patriot radar concept awards due by Octobers end | WASHINGTON The Army plans to award within weeks up to four efforts to generate concepts for a missile defense radar capable of seeing 360 degrees, according to Barry Pike, the Army's program executive officer for missiles and space. "Before the end of the month, we should have four concept definitions contracts underw... |
Pentagon thinks China could be a partner in Afghanistan | As bombing in Northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province dials in on a little known terror group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement ETIM, U.S. officials are eyeing a potential partnership with China. ETIM operates near the Afghan border with China and Tajikistan, and has been highlighted as a security concern b... |
The Army is tightening waiver authority for recruits with issues like selfmutilation misconduct and | The Army will once again require headquarters approval for some more serious waivers, a reversal of a policy released last August that pushed those decisions down to U.S. Army Recruiting Command. The memo, which went public in November, caused an uproar after USA Today reported that it effectively lowered standards for... |
Expedition led by Microsoft cofounder locates lost WWII carrier | The aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-2 was struck by multiple Japanese torpedoes and bombs on May 8, 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, but it wasn't until a secondary explosion crippled the vessel that the ship's commanding officer gave the call to abandon ship. More than 200 Lexington sailors were killed in t... |
Cadets turn out at Coast Guard Academy for start of training | NEW LONDON, Conn. Military training for the newest class of cadets at the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut has begun on one of the hottest days of the year. Almost 300 students were expected to be sworn in Monday for the start of training. They hail from 48 states and also include international students from Belize,... |
Doubts on North Korean denuclearization shadow Pompeo visit | SEOUL, South Korea Three weeks after the U.S.-North Korea summit and ahead of an impending trip to North Korea by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a leaked U.S. intelligence report and an analysis of satellite data suggest the North may be continuing its nuclear and missile activities despite a pledge to denuclear... |
Turkey vows imminent assault on Kurdish enclave in Syria | ISTANBUL Turkey's president said Sunday the country will launch a military assault on a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria "in the coming days" and urged the U.S. to support its efforts. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operation against the Afrin enclave aims to "purge terror" from his country's southern border... |
C17 airdrops paratroopers for a good cause | A good holiday deed earned 450 Army paratroopers the chance to jump from a C-17 on Dec. 4 and 5 and earn new wings. As part of the 18th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, the paratroopers entered a lottery for the chance to make the jump along with foreign jump masters so they could get their foreign jump w... |
As war remains return home advocates ask families for help with identification process | WASHINGTON With the remains of dozens of Korean War troops set to return to the United States on Wednesday, military advocates are urging family members of missing service members to enroll in the Defense Department's DNA database to help with identification of the fallen heroes. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency offi... |
Ukraines New Military Doctrine Identifies Russia As Aggressor Eyes Naval Acquisitions | WARSAW Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the country's new draft military doctrine is the first in Ukraine's history to clearly identify Russia as an enemy and an aggressor. The announcement was made Sept. 1 during the prime minister's visit to Odessa, where he took part in the launching ceremony of... |
Iran points at US and warns of a new nuclear arms race | UNITED NATIONS Iran's deputy foreign minister pointed at the United States in warning on Tuesday that a new nuclear arms race and new competition to modernize nuclear weapons are starting. Abbas Araghchi made the comments during a high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly to promote International Day for the Tot... |
Japanese South Korean Destroyers Upgrade to Aegis Baseline 9 | TAIPEI, Taiwan Japan and South Korea will outfit their new destroyers with Aegis Baseline 9 as part of an overall program by both countries to improve its integrated air and missile defense IAMD system, the latest evolution in the Aegis Combat System ACS. The 490 million deal, announced by the US government's Foreign ... |
Pentagon set to win first ontime budget since 2008 | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is poised to pass the defense budget on time for the first time in a decade. A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers formally announced a deal Thursday for a 674 billion defense appropriations bill, packaged with funding for the departments of Education, Health and Human Services,... |
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