TSgt. Daniel L. Douville, 33, of Harvey, La., has died in Afghanistan, announced the Defense Department. Douville died Sunday as a result of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device on the border of the Nad ‘Ali district of Helmand province. He was assigned to the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. (See also New Orleans Times-Picayune report.)
The credibility of America’s deterrent is waning, and the way to get it back is by restructuring defense leadership and raising the defense budget almost 100 percent, according to a new paper from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.