Daily Report

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered all combatant commanders “everywhere in the world” to be on high alert following the release of a report detailing the CIA’s brutal interrogation techniques conducted after the 9/11 attacks. Speaking to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq,...

With recent survey results showing Air Force anti-sexual assault education and victim response efforts paying off, the “next push that we’re taking on now is prevention,” service Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer told Air Force Magazine. “We’ve done...

Congress is hoping to pass a “cromnibus” spending bill that will, among other things, fund the government for the remainder of Fiscal 2015. The “crominbus” is a combination of a long-term omnibus bill and a short-term continuing resolution—a series of...

Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday to seek common ground in developing a new Authorization of the Use of Military Force bill to approve ongoing military operations against ISIS extremists—a topic that has...

Several members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized the White House’s delay in seeking a new authorization for the anti-ISIS fight, pressing Secretary of State John Kerry as to why the Obama Administration did not lay out the guidelines...

Raytheon’s Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer recently flew with a new datalink that permits in-flight retargeting and maneuver as part of a joint Air Force-Marine Corps demonstration, the company announced. “This flight test shows MALD-J’s ability to integrate new technology...

A B-52 bomber touched down at RAAF Darwin, Australia, for a joint training exercise with the Royal Australian Air Force on Monday, RAAF officials announced. “This purposed event is to highlight the intent for increased US Air Force training with...

Northrop Grumman delivered the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications payload to Lockheed Martin four-and-a-half months ahead of schedule, according to a Dec. 8 company release. A new hybrid satellite integration and test approach chartered by the Air Force and...

Russian military activity around the Baltics has escalated over the past three days, prompting Lithuania’s military to place its rapid reaction force on alert status. “Since Saturday, we have observed a rise in the activity of the Russian Federation’s forces...