The directive prohibiting service members from using government computers to access such Web offerings as MySpace and YouTube may not be the end all for military association with these types of sites. For one thing, as we reported earlier, the Air Force believes MySpace is a great way to reach potential recruits, given its 98 million registered users, nearly half of them between the ages of 18 and 24. Now, Bob Brewin of Government Executive reports that the Defense Information Systems Agency may enlist the two companies—viewed as innovators in the information-sharing realm—in its effort to develop its next generation Net Enabled Command Capability.
The B-52 bombers that flew off the coast of Venezuela on Oct. 15 were accompanied by Marine Corps F-35s as part of a so-called “Bomber Attack Demonstration,” according to new images and information from the Pentagon.
