President Obama on Monday nominated former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican, to succeed Leon Panetta as Defense Secretary. Panetta has served in the post since July 2011. Obama said Hagel, if confirmed, would be the first person of enlisted...

In addition to making former Sen. Chuck Hagel his nominee to head the Pentagon, President Obama on Monday tapped White House counterterrorism advisor John Brennan to lead the CIA. “In John Brennan, the men and women of the CIA will...

US and Canadian defense officials met to discuss the capabilities that NORAD will need to confront emerging challenges and threats. These talks took place last month in Colorado Springs, Colo., during the meeting of the Permanent Joint Board of Defense,...

The Air Force has modified its list of selective reenlistment bonuses, announced Air Force Personnel Center officials at JBSA-Randolph, Tex. AFPC officials have added three Air Force specialty codes to the list: 1B4X1 cyberspace defense operations, 4R0X1C diagnostic imaging (magnetic),...

Northrop Grumman recently delivered two newly constructed RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft to the Air Force, bringing the service’s RQ-4 fleet to 37 airframes, announced the company on Monday. The company supplied the most recent duo ahead of schedule...

Officials recently broke ground on a new $16.5 million control tower and operations building to replace the current air traffic control facility at March ARB, Calif. The planned 16,000-square-foot combined-use facility will replace the current building that dates to 1958,...

The Air Force is gearing up to conduct testing of an operational flight program software upgrade for F-16 Block 40 and Block 50 fighters at Eglin AFB, Fla., beginning in 2014, announced testing officials. This evaluation will mark the first...

Navy and civilian salvage experts located the at-sea crash site of an Air Force F-16 and recovered key components for evaluation, according to recovery company Phoenix International Holdings of Largo, Md. Company spokesman Peter LeHardy confirmed to the Daily Report...