The Air Force has decided to join in the latest online rage for young people—MySpace—as another means to “connect with potential recruits.” The service launched its user profile today for MySpace.com, an Internet social networking site that has some 98 million registered users. Statisticians tell the Air Force that MySpace reaches 49 percent of all Internet users between the ages of 18 and 24. We hope MySpace has concluded its efforts to make it harder for adults to pose as young people on the popular site.
Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd III met with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines to discuss bolstering defense ties on May 2. The discussion included plans for joint F-35 exercises with Japan and Australia in the coming years.