Ramping Up the ISIS Fight

The US military is intensifying and adapting the campaign against ISIS, and is “gathering momentum on the battlefield in Syria and Iraq,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. For the coalition’s military campaign to...

Carter: We Will Win

The US has opportunities it didn’t previously have in the battle against ISIS because it’s identified ground forces willing to join the fight and because intelligence, which was “not so great” originally, has improved dramatically, Defense Secretary Ash Carter testified...

An AUMF For the Troops

Though the military does not need an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to fight ISIS, if Congress approved one it would show troops the country is behind them, Defense Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told the House Armed...

Study: Air Evacuation Could Worsen TBI

An Air Force-funded study conducted by the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that immediately evacuating patients by air to hospitals outside of the battle zone could cause “more damage to already injured brains,” according to a Nov. 30...

Simulated Lightning

Four Full Mission Simulators are helping F-35 pilots at Hill AFB, Utah, develop tactics against ground and airborne threats in a secure and realistic environment, according to a Lockheed Martin release. “The F-35 is going to be an incredible advancement...

Tracking Trash in Space

Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems recently broke ground on a new facility in western Australia designed to track debris in space, according to a Lockheed release. The facility will use sensors, lasers, and optic systems to find and track...