The Air Force officially has released its 2006 Posture Statement in a glossy 52-page document. (Service leaders provided a text only version during their testimony before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees last week. (See it at right under “Testimony” or click here.)
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
