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US airstrike blocks ISIS fighters evacuated in deal with Lebanon | WASHINGTON A U.S. warplane bombed a bridge and cratered a road in Syria to block the movement of Islamic State fighters who were being evacuated in a controversial deal that was hatched with Lebanon, Hezbollah and ISIS, according to Army Col. Ryan Dillon, a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve. The convoy is "n... |
Soldiers shooting artillery off ships Tell it to the Marines | Some Arty soldiers are about to get their sea legs. Soldiers will fire Army artillery and rockets from the decks of Navy ships this summer in the largest maritime exercise in the world. For the first time last year, Marines successfully fired High Mobility Rocket Systems from the deck of the amphibious assault ship Ess... |
How the US dropped more munitions in Afghanistan this year than it has since the height of the war | U.S. forces in Afghanistan have dropped more munitions in the first three months of this year than during the same time period in 2011 a time widely considered the height of the war there. The spike in bombing comes after years of drawing down U.S. troops across the country's remote villages and looks like it relies ... |
Iran can expand range of its missiles says revolutionary guard commander | WASHINGTON A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said Monday that Tehran has can expand the range of its missiles beyond the current limit of 2,000 kilometers the latest in a war of words with Washington. "We have the capability to build missiles with higher ranges," IRGC Aerospace Force commander Br... |
Pentagon identifies US soldier killed in Afghanistan | The Defense Department on Friday released the name of the soldier who was killed this week in Afghanistan. Sgt. James Slape, 23, died Thursday in Helmand province from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. He was deployed in support of Operations Resolute Support and Freedom's Sentinel. Slape, of Morehe... |
Streamlight launches ProTac railmounted HLX laser | Streamlight Inc. a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced a laser-equipped model of its popular ProTac Rail Mount HL-X weapon light. The ultra-bright long-gun light delivers 1,000 lumens, while offering double-switch functionality and an integrated red aiming l... |
US Navy to add 46 ships in five years but 355 ships wont come for a long time | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy will grow by more than 40 ships over the next five years, the Navy's Budget director said Monday. But while the fleet will grow rapidly in the near term, the gains will sputter out shortly thereafter. While the shipbuilding budget request saw a relatively modest increase in the service's 2019 ... |
First F35B Fighter Jets Arrive in Japan | MELBOURNE, Australia The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters have arrived in Japan, beginning the type's first permanent overseas basing assignment with the US Marine Corps. According to the III Marine Expeditionary Force, F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA 121 "Green Knights" a... |
Nuclear warhead manager seeks FY19 funding for new nuke designs | WASHINGTON The agency in charge of managing America's nuclear warheads is in discussions with the Office of Management and Budget about getting funding to start work on two new nuclear capabilities sought by the Trump administration. The National Nuclear Security Administration, a semiautonomous agency within the Depa... |
Hardware endstrength Russia and China sanctions Heres the deal lawmakers reached on the huge defense | WASHINGTON U.S. House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Monday on a 716 billion defense authorization bill that includes a sizable boost in military end strength, more ships and planes than the White House asked for, and a compromise on U.S. sanctions on Russia. The agreement comes months ahead of Congress' typ... |
Your new Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force talks promotions enlisted pilots dwell time and more | The Air Force's new top enlisted leader, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright, doesn't mince words when he talks about his rough, early days in the service. "I was a pretty crappy airman, honestly," Wright said in a Feb. 15 interview in his new, still-bare office at the Pentagon. "I used to get in troub... |
US Air Force secretary JSTARS recap decision coming this month | WASHINGTON A decision on the future of the JSTARS recap program appears to be imminent, with the U.S. Air Force's top civilian doubling down on statements that the service would decide whether to cancel the program this month. By the end of October, the U.S. Air Force will have completed a "rapid assessment" to determ... |
Russia warns of consequences following Norways call for more Marines | Russia issued threats following Norway's decision to invite several hundred more Marines to the Arctic country for training. The threat was made via a posting to the Russian Embassy's Facebook page on Thursday. "Such acts are contrary to the Norwegian decision of 1949 to "not open bases for foreign forces in Norwegian ... |
Numbers game How the Air Force is following the Army and Navys bad example | On Sept. 17, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson stole a page from the Army and the Navy, announcing that the Air Force needed to grow its number of operational squadrons by 25 percent, from 312 to 386. The Army and the Navy have both mastered the art of using absolute numbers of soldiers and ships, respectively,... |
Punishments but no criminal charges in US attack on Afghanistan hospital | WASHINGTON A U.S. gunship attack on a hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 people occurred because of human errors, process errors and equipment failures and none of the crew knew they were striking a trauma center, a top U.S. general said Friday. No criminal charges have been leveled against U.S. military personnel... |
Corker erupts at GOP leaders for derailing vote on Trump tariffs | WASHINGTON Republican Sen. Bob Corker gave Republican colleagues an earful Tuesday for blocking a vote on his legislation to check U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff authority. The proposed amendment to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act would have given Congress a shot at overturning the president's steel ... |
Space Force and midterms share stage as Trump signs Pentagon policy bill | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed the 716 billion defense policy bill for fiscal 2019 into law at the Army's Fort Drum in New York on Monday making personal pitches for Republican candidates and his controversial Space Force proposal. At a giant ceremony in an aircraft hangar, Trump called out specifics i... |
Lockheed planning big shift away from LCS propulsion system for its future frigate offering | PARIS Lockheed Martin is planning to shift from its littoral combat ship's water-jet propulsion to a propulsion system that the U.S. Navy is more familiar with for its future frigate offering, Lockheed's vice president for small combatants and ship systems told reporters at the 2018 Euronaval show. As it works through... |
B2 Spirit stealth bombers 200 airmen deploy to Guam | Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and approximately 200 airmen arrived at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam Monday. The aircraft and airmen, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, deployed to Guam in support of U.S. Pacific Command's bomber assurance and deterrence mission, according to Pa... |
Another government shutdown is possible Whats at stake for the military | WASHINGTON Congress could cause a partial government shutdown next month, with proposed defense spending at the center of a looming feud between Capitol Hill and the White House. The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled its proposed fiscal 2018 budget for all federal programs and a plan to fund the last few month... |
Government asks high court to hear transgender military case | The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to issue an unusually quick ruling on the Pentagon's policy of restricting military service by transgender people. It's the fourth time in recent months the administration has sought to bypass lower courts that have blocked some of its more controversial propos... |
Diplomats ousted US Europe punish Russia over spy case | WASHINGTON The United States and more than a dozen European nations kicked out Russian diplomats on Monday and the Trump administration ordered Russia's consulate in Seattle to close, as the West sought joint punishment for Moscow's alleged poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain. Warning of an "unacceptably high" number of... |
Pentagon investigators slam militarys oversight of supply ships | The Navy's failure to oversee maintenance of supply ships operated by contractors has gotten so bad that one "developed a hole in the hull" while it was transporting Marine Corps gear to an exercise and never made it to its destination, according to a Pentagon Inspector General report released last month. The IG's prob... |
After a combined 21 years of service these military working dogs got the sendoff they deserve | Air Force veterans aren't usually presented a bone with their certificate of retirement, but Astra and Marky aren't your typical airmen. The ribbon-decorated vests they wore at their joint retirement ceremony weren't unusual, nor was their combined 21 years of service. It was their tails that stood out at Shaw Air Forc... |
Taliban ceasefire halted fighting but not the Corps mission in Helmand | The brief few days of peace between the Taliban and Afghan government was a watershed moment for the war-torn region, when thousands of Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan's cities to join government officials in celebrating the annual Muslim holiday of Eid. The three-day cease-fire boosted hopes of ending the nearly ... |
Revealed The new structure for the Pentagons tech and acquisition offices | LONDON Pentagon leaders, already worried about the emerging technologies that will shape the next generation of war, have reorganized their leadership structure to emphasize quantum science, artificial intelligence and directed energy, Defense News has learned. The new effort is a major restructuring for the two Penta... |
Congress to MDA Prepare for spacebased missile attacks | WASHINGTON Congress made another aggressive push for space-based missile defense by carving out language in the fiscal 2018 defense policy bill that asks the Missile Defense Agency to develop capabilities to track and respond to missile attacks from space. Specifically, the bill would require MDA to develop both a per... |
Tech problems shut down DoD spouse scholarship program | Military spouses eligible for up to 4,000 in tuition assistance through a Defense Department program can't apply for the benefit thanks to technical problems that have extended a planned July server outage into August. The planned updates to the My Career Advancement Account online portal, including the move to a new w... |
S400 Strengthens Chinas Hand in the Skies | TAIPEI A deal between Russia and China for procurement of the new S-400 air defense system will serve as a force multiplier for Beijing in its quest to dominate the skies along its borders, experts said. The 400-kilometer-range system will, for the first time, allow China to strike any aerial target on the island of T... |
DoD Embraces Commercial Space Boom But Warns of Its Limits | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. From reusable rocket engines to hypersonic spaceplanes, the Pentagon is looking to leverage a recent boom in commercial space innovation for military applications. But not all missions can be outsourced, according to one top military official. Space Command Chief Gen. John Hyten laid out the ca... |
The Air Forces next step after its light attack demo A combat trial | HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. This month, three industry teams will hand over four different light attack aircraft to Air Force pilots for a series of flight demonstrations to test just how well the aircraft can prosecute targets on the ground while operating in austere desert environments. Those that prove their mett... |
Boeing pushes back on the KC46 programs bad reputation with the Air Force | SEATTLE Boeing has now racked up more than 3 billion worth of pretax charges on the KC-46 due to cost overruns and schedule delays, but the head of its defense business told reporters Thursday that the program's problems are, for the most part, in the rearview mirror. Last week, the company disclosed another 81 millio... |
The Corps is dishing out big bonuses for grunts and other jobs Heres whats in it for you | The Corps' latest Selective Retention Bonuses are packing all kinds of goodies for a slew of job fields, but this year's plan dishes out nearly 70,000 for qualified Marines in specific infantry billets. New for this year are kickers for air traffic controllers, infantry squad leaders and a series of squad leader initia... |
This battalion commander tried to withhold holiday time off for recruiters who didnt make quotas | Army Recruiting Command is undermanned and tasked with filling a large gap of recruits after missing last year's goal. Though the service is trying to fill those recruiter slots and coming up with new marketing to get young Americans in the door, there have been a handful of drastic measures floated this year, and the ... |
Benefits basics Commissaries and exchanges | , Commissaries and exchanges have undergone some major changes in the last year, with more proposals on the horizon that would affect the benefits ... including a proposal by Defense Department officials to consolidate the programs. What you need to know about both, What they are Commissaries are on-base stores that se... |
North Korean leader agrees to dismantle main nuclear site if US takes similar action | PYONGYANG, North Korea The leaders of North and South Korea announced a wide range of agreements Wednesday which they said were a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula, but with a big condition for denuclearization. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated he would permanently dismantle his main nuclear comple... |
Dont reactivate the old frigates internal US Navy memo recommends | WASHINGTON A move gaining traction in the upper echelons of the Navy to bring back mothballed Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates would cost billions, cut into modernization accounts for other ships and add little to the Navy's capabilities, according to documents obtained by Defense News. The Navy estimates that bring... |
McCain warns Trump to watch his words after North Korea fire and fury | WASHINGTON Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump has to watch his words better after the commander in chief threatened North Korea in an escalating nuclear standoff. "It's a difficult challenge, and I hope the president, which he is not now doing, would be v... |
Persian Gulf veterans still fighting for proper health care 25 years after war | Retired Marine Capt. David Winnett is grateful for his Tricare health program, which keeps him from having to go to the Veterans Affairs Department to treat his Gulf War-related illnesses. At the VA, says the moderator of the 10,003-member Facebook group Gulf War Illnesses, veterans often are sent to mental health prov... |
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