Pilot Killed in F-16 Crash Identified

Capt. William H. Dubois, 30, an F-16 pilot assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw AFB, S.C., was killed Dec. 1 after his fighter crashed “near a coalition air base in the Middle East,” according to a Dec. 2...

NATO Announces Interim Spearhead Force

NATO announced Tuesday that an interim “Spearhead Force” will be operational next year as part of the Alliance’s efforts to improve readiness and assure eastern allies following Russia’s recent aggression in Ukraine, according to a Dec. 2 release. NATO Secretary...

New Iraqi Government Making Big Changes

The new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is working to dismantle the network of corruption and sectarian strife sown by his predecessor in the military ranks, a senior OSD nominee told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Elissa Slotkin,...

OSD Nominee Downplays Turkish No Fly Zone

The Obama Administration’s nominee to be the next assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs told the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday the US is in conversations with Turkey regarding a “safe zone” along its border with Syria for...

Hedging on Ukraine Arms Sales

The US is considering selling Ukraine weapons in light of Russia’s continued disregard for a negotiated ceasefire, a senior Defense Department official told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Speaking during her confirmation hearing to be the next assistant...

Panel Asks Congress to Repeal Sequestration

The House Armed Services Committee gathered Tuesday to discuss the 2014 National Defense Panel’s assessment of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review. Outgoing HASC Chairman Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) has been critical of the QDR itself, but praised the NDP’s assessment...