Hitting ISIS in Afghanistan

By Brian W. Everstine
US aircraft hit ISIS targets in Afghanistan with about 80 airstrikes through the end of March, the strong majority of the nearly 100 airstrikes conducted during the first three months of the year. The strikes, which occurred mostly in the...

Funding US presence in Europe

By Will Skowronski
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) said she expects Congress to approve President Obama’s request to quadruple the funding for the European Reassurance Initiative in Fiscal 2017. Shaheen, speaking Thursday at an Atlantic Council event in Washington, D.C., said there is strong...

A Vision for the Future of Space

By Jennifer Hlad
Colorado Springs, Colo. The commander of Air Force Space Command this week announced a new plan this week for how the Air Force should build a space force that is resilient and responsive to threats in space. On Tuesday, Gen....

Deterrence Key to Avoiding Space War

By Jennifer Hlad
Colorado Springs, Colo. Deterring potential adversaries in space and maintaining a secure space environment requires a “comprehensive and integrated approach to deterrence,” Adm. Cecil Haney, the head of US Strategic Command, said Thursday at the 32nd Space Symposium. Threats must...

Sharing Data to Avoid Collisions

By Jennifer Hlad
Colorado Springs, Colo. The US on Monday entered into a space situational awareness agreement with United Arab Emirates, making it the 11th country to sign such data- and information-sharing agreements? with the US, Strategic Command boss Adm. Cecil Haney said...

SAC Approves Milcon, VA Bill

By Will Skowronski
The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved its version of the Fiscal 2017 military construction and Veterans Affairs bill Thursday. The bill provides $83 billion in discretionary spending, a $3.1 billion increase over Fiscal 2016, according to a SAC release. It...