Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi died Feb. 2 during a U.S. counterterrorism raid in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden announced, removing a “major terrorist threat to the world.” The raid was conducted by U.S. Special Operations forces under the control of U.S. Central Command, ...
National Security
Security is what many Rwandans love most about their country. Police officers man the corners of city streets in the capital Kigali, and the Rwandan military participates in peacekeeping missions across the continent, with the U.S. Air Force providing strategic lift to Rwandan defense forces. ...
The role of U.S. Transportation Command is likely to evolve under the upcoming National Defense Strategy, as the Defense Department shifts its focus to China and Russia. “One thing that has become really clear is that TRANSCOM has been the force that ‘deploys the force, ...
The National Defense Industrial Association has given the climate for the defense industrial base a failing grade based on data in the association's latest "Vital Signs" annual report. Supply chain issues, workforce availability, cyber espionage, reduced investment in basic research, and insufficient leadership in key ...
The Defense Department is moving roughly 3,000 Soldiers to Germany, Poland, and Romania in the coming days, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby announced Feb. 2. The U.S. looks to bolster NATO’s eastern flank while Russia continues its buildup of forces on the Ukraine border. ...
Small teams of Airmen serving in far-flung situations will be able to start taking their work laptops on deployments this summer—and expect them to be useful. The Department of the Air Force’s Chief Architect Officer Preston Dunlap revealed in a webinar Feb. 1 that the ...
Challenged by inadequate infrastructure and vast distances, the U.S. Air Force has for decades provided airlift to France and African nations to help fight terrorism, support peacekeeping, and respond to disasters on the continent. But Air Forces Africa is calling for a better way—sharing strategic ...
The Defense Department has already told 8,500 troops to prepare to deploy for a potential Ukraine contingency within five days. But even more American service members could soon be deployed to eastern Europe, either from the U.S. or from within the continent, Pentagon Press Secretary ...
"Our adversaries have studied our force deployment and invested heavily in pervasive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and all-domain long-range offensive capabilities that put our global footprint at risk. To counter this emerging threat, the Air Force introduced Agile Combat Employment as a method to rapidly ...
