The new prime minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord met with top officials from US Africa Command this week as US aircraft continued to support GNA troops fighting ISIS. Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj met with AFRICOM Commander Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser in Stuttgart, Germany, along with other GNA officials to discuss “our partnership in countering terrorism” and GNA’s desire for US assistance in the fight against ISIS, according to AFRICOM. US aircraft continued to hit ISIS targets in Sirte, conducting four sorties on Aug. 24 and destroying 11 enemy fighting positions and one vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. US aircraft, as of Friday morning, had conducted 82 total strikes in support of the GNA, AFRICOM reported.
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?