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Van Ovost Tapped for TRANSCOM | ARRW Booster Flight Coming Soon | New Height Standards for CEAs

March 9, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Van Ovost Tapped to Lead TRANSCOM, New Bosses Named for SOUTHCOM and INDOPACOM

March 8, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
President Joe Biden on March 6 nominated USAF Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—currently the U.S. military’s only woman with four stars—to command U.S. Transportation Command, and Army Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson for a fourth star and to take over as commander of U.S. Southern ...

The Push for Flexible Budgets | Bombers in Norway | Studying the Defense Supply Chain

March 8, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

PT Tests Delayed to July 1 | Space Force Insignia Options | Davidson Wants Aegis Ashore for Guam

March 5, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen and Brian W. Everstine
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

B-21 Wingspan Could Be 140 Feet | Rules of Engagement in Space | GAO Denies Anduril’s ABMS Protest

March 4, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Al-Asad Air Base Comes Under Rocket Attack, Pentagon Confirms

March 3, 2021 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
About 10 rockets struck Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq, on the morning of March 3, just over a year after Iranian ballistic missiles ravaged the installation and left more than a hundred U.S. troops with traumatic brain injuries, the Pentagon confirmed. An American contractor suffered “a ...

The Case for Nuclear Modernization | A New Way to Deploy Bombs | Shorts for Maintainers

March 3, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Partners Join Europe ABMS Demo | CAE, L3Harris Technologies Strike Deal | SOCOM’s Armed Overwatch

March 2, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

1 Killed, 2 Injured in Feb. 25 Strike on Iranian-Backed Militias

March 1, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
One militia member was killed and two injured in the Feb. 25 U.S. strike on Iranian-backed fighters in Syria, which President Joe Biden told Congress was carried out to “protect and defend our personnel and our partners” from future attacks. Defense Department spokesman John Kirby ...

Hypersonic Missile Flight This Week | F-35 Costs | Spark Tank Winner

March 1, 2021 | By Jennifer Hlad, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Amanda Miller, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Air Force About to Make First Hypersonic Missile Flight, After Recent Failure

Feb. 26, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak
The first flight of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile will happen within a week, experts reported Feb. 26 at AFA's virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium. The Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon will fly soon after a failed attempt, which was apparently due to technical and procedural glitches not ...

DOD Commission to Look at All Options to Combat Sexual Assault

Feb. 26, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Pentagon’s new Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military has 90 days to find ways to combat the problem within the ranks, and the group will consider all options to address an issue that has “shattered the dreams” of many service members ...

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