Daily Report

May 1, 2013

Minot Airman Dies on Guam

A1C Joshua Grier, 20, an airman deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, from Minot AFB, N.D., died on April 27, announced Minot officials on Tuesday. The cause of Grier’s death remains under investigation, states the base’s April 30 release. Grier was...

The Not-So-Red Red Line in Syria

Despite evidence that chemical agents were used in Syria, President Obama said on Tuesday there are still too many unanswered questions to significantly alter US strategy toward the Syrian conflict at the moment. For example, it’s still not clear “how...

Army Seeks to Complement AirSea Battle

While the Air Force and Navy were first tasked to hammer out anti-access and area-denial solutions via the AirSea Battle office, the Army is also grappling with these issues, said Army Secretary John McHugh on Tuesday. The A2/AD concept is...

Missiles, People, and the Future

There has been a great deal of theorizing about the Army’s future post-Afghanistan, but Army Secretary John McHugh reminded reporters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that the land service is “still at war” in Afghanistan and must balance its future...

Navy Shaves Costs from Future Nuclear Missile Sub

The Navy has executed cost-saving measures to ease the price tag of the submarine destined to replace the current fleet of Ohio-class nuclear missile submarines, said Vice Adm. William Burke, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems, on Tuesday....

NORAD, Russian Officials Plan Upcoming Exercise

NORAD and Russian air force officials met late last month at Peterson AFB, Colo., to hash out details of the upcoming Vigilant Eagle exercise. This year’s Vigilant Eagle is scheduled to take place in August in Anchorage, Alaska, and Anadyr,...

US, Japan Strengthen Partnership

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last month announced the formation of a defense intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance working group with Japan “to deepen cooperation in this area” between the two nations. The announcement came following his April 29 meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori...

First Lady Announces Veterans’ Certification Plan for Jobs

First Lady Michelle Obama last month unveiled the Information Technology Training and Certification Partnership, a public-private industry initiative designed to enable service members to gain industry-recognized IT certifications prior to exiting the military. “This new partnership will provide up to...

TV Film Crew Visits Tinker

A film crew from the television series The Aviators recently visited Tinker AFB, Okla., to highlight the missions of the KC-135 tanker and E-3 AWACs air control platform for an episode scheduled to air in October, according to a base...