Posted by Java Joe on December 14, 2020 · Leave a Comment
GEN Gustave Perna, Operation Warp Speed COO, says the first round of COVID-19 vaccines should start arriving at sites across the nation as early as today, Dec. 13.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Army Navy football, Artemis Team, covid vaccine, DCS Corp., Electoral College, Fort Meade, Gustave Perna, Kayla Barron, Pacific Architects, Peter Franchot, shipbuilding, USS Theodore Roosevelt, Virgin Galactic
Posted by Java Joe on December 10, 2020 · Leave a Comment
“We should override,″ GOP hawk Rep. Liz Cheney said of the president’s threat to veto the $740 billion defense authorization bill that passed the House with a 335-78 vote, sufficient to override a veto. President Trump objects to renaming bases honoring Confederate generals and demands repeal of liability protection for social media companies.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Brent Gaut, BRIG GEN Wanda N. Williams, CAPT Amy Bauernschmidt, Colin Day, Craig Sicola, David Pollard, Dr. James Phillips, Gavin Duff, GEN Lloyd Austin III, Heidi Stirrup, Kellyanne Conway, Lin Raiwest, Rep. Liz Cheney, Stephe Miller, Virginia Military Institute
Posted by Java Joe on December 9, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot showed he had the “right stuff” in 1947, becoming the first person to fly faster than sound.
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Posted by Java Joe on December 8, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The US approved $175 billion in arms sales to foreign nations in fiscal 2020. That is a 2.8% increase over the prior fiscal year’s $170 billion in sales.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags AIRWorks, Alywn Cashe, arms sales, aviation safety, Christmas Star, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, drug testing policy, Medal of Honor, Project Avenger, veteran unemployment, VH-92 Marine One
Posted by Java Joe on December 7, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The coronavirus pandemic will keep Pearl Harbor survivors from attending the 79th Commemorative Ceremony remembering those killed in the attack that launched the US into World War II. The ceremony today, Dec. 7, will be closed to the public, but will be live streamed starting at approximately 7:45 am.
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Posted by Java Joe on December 3, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Continuing the 2020 celebration of the 175th anniversary of the United States Naval Academy, Navy football will wear specialty uniforms for its annual showdown against archrival Army Dec. 12, 2020 at West Point, NY.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, 737 MAX, Christopher Maier, Communications Decency Act, Congressional Oversight Commission, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Mac Thornberry, Mike Rogers, Rockwell Collins Inc., Section 230, YRC Worldwide
Posted by Java Joe on December 2, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A Coast Guardsman bought dinner at a diner for a stranger in Greenland. Ends up it’s the prime minister of the country and the Guardsman has been credited with strengthening the US position in the Arctic domain. “It’s just something I do,” explained Kate Kilroy junior Coast Guard member.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags Adm. William McRaven, Alex Kershaw, David Priess, Golden Ray, Jens Stoltenberg, Kate Kilroy, Kim Kielsen, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, President's Daily Briefing, St. Simons Sound, The President’s Book of Secrets, USS Campbell, USS Nimitz, William McRaven
Posted by Java Joe on December 1, 2020 · Leave a Comment
An unmanned MQ-8C drone was damaged during testing of a lithium ion battery at Webster Field in St. Inigoes on Nov. 16. That was the second major mishap involving the new variant just in the month of November. A Fire Scout drone crashed at a California Navy base Nov. 10.
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Category Morning Coffee · Tags A2 JV, Arlington National Cemetery, Bonhomme Richard, coronavirus, DefSec Christopher Miller, F-35, Janet Yellin, MQ-8C, Neera Tanden, SpaceX, Wreaths Across America
Posted by Java Joe on November 30, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The USS Nimitz is back in the Persian Gulf. The Pentagon cites the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq as the reason. Others believe the killing of an Iranian scientist in Tehran is further raising tensions across the Mideast.
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Posted by Java Joe on November 26, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Morning Coffee is off the burner for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please keep in your thoughts all those working to keep the world safe, especially during this time. We will be percolating again Monday, November 30, 2020.
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