According to various news reports, there is dispute over whether the Obama Administration has issued a formal change in lexicon for the Global War on Terror. The Pentagon believes the Office of Management and Budget put out such formal word, but OMB denies any knowledge. Still, various Administration officials have begun using the term “overseas contingency operation” to denote the ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…