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NASA names naval aviator to lead next moon mission
NASA announced a naval aviator will lead an upcoming mission around the moon.
Pentagon’s high-level group to aid Ukraine is rooted in Iraq and Afghanistan fight
The Pentagon has modeled a new high-level team to rush military aid to Ukraine after the group it used to rush supplies to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, according to a memo obtained by Defense News and sources familiar with the matter.
By Joe Gould
As Pentagon calls for industry innovation, top acquisition nominees remain stalled
The Pentagon has are too few acquisition officials confirmed for the defense industry.
By Joe Gould
Air Force veteran’s obit urges ‘irresponsibly large wager on Nebraska beating Iowa’ in lieu of flowers
The family of Air Force veteran Milton Andrew Munson, 73, who died Nov. 16, contains a very unusual request.
Air Force pick pledges to tackle F-35 sustainment costs, back nuclear modernization
Controlling rising sustainment costs for the F-35 would be a top concern for the nominee to lead Air Force acquisitions.
By Joe Gould
A ‘persistent, proximate threat’: Why the Navy is preparing for a fight under the sea
Navy leaders are concerned about increased Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic and Chinese submarine activity in the Pacific. The U.S. homeland is no longer a sanctuary from such threats, they warn.
By Diana Stancy
Wild tale of ‘Pablo Eskobear’ & a paratrooper-turned-drug kingpin coming to big screen
Some stories are truly stranger than fiction.
By Jon Simkins
Arctic will become ‘contested’ without US presence and partnerships, 2nd Fleet CO warns
Failure to maintain presence in the Arctic would “cede the space to the Russians or somebody else,” Lewis said, adding that it could also become a space where conflict arises.
By Diana Stancy
Navy corpsman who opened fire Tuesday morning in Maryland shot two other sailors: officials
The shooting happened in Frederick, Maryland.
Book excerpt: ‘The West’s War Against Islamic State: Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq’
“The West’s War Against Islamic State” offers the first history of Operation Inherent Resolve and the West’s war against ISIS, from its inception in 2014 to the fall of Raqqa in 2017.
By Andrew Mumford