President Barack Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Anthony Rock for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as Chief of the Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan, at the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Rock currently serves as vice director of strategic plans and policy on the Joint Staff, according to a Feb. 25 Pentagon release.
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?