The latest DOD quarterly assessment of the situation in Iraq—released Dec. 18—notes that violence from August to November increased by 22 percent. Insurgents have directed the majority of attacks against coalition forces, yet there have been more casualties among Iraqis. Expressing a tad of optimism, the report—the sixth of its kind—noted that there has been “incremental progress” by the fledgling Iraqi government concerning its “willingness and ability to take over responsibility, to build institutions, and to deliver essential services.”
The Department of the Air Force has identified 50 programs that will make up the core of its contribution to the Pentagon’s joint all-domain command and control effort, branding them part of the “DAF Battle Network,” according to newly-released budget documents. The DAF Battle Network programs span multiple offices and agencies…