During the visit Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, JCS Chairman, paid to China recently, he asked on several occasions about Beijing’s antisatellite test but met a Great Wall of silence. Pace told Pentagon reporters last week: “I was very direct with them. I told them … it was difficult for the world to understand what China was doing with their antisatellite test. They had not announced it beforehand, they did not acknowledge it until significantly after they did it, and therefore the world was confused about what the intent was and what their policies toward space activity were. They did not answer that question. … There were certain things they were very open about, but they were not open about that.”
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
