Modern Warfare Could Leave F-35s Behind
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More than cost overruns, scheduling delays, or performance failures, it is the world’s new style of warfare that has the Pentagon rethinking its F-35 acquisition plan, Defense One reports on comments made by Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Marine Corps commandant nominated to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
During Gen. Dunford’s nomination hearing he called Russia “the greatest threat to our national security,” reports USNI.
The Washington Times reports on a Russian submarine designed as a “carrier killer.”
The Aviationist has video of the low-flying Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s flying at treetop altitude over Melitopol airbase, in southeastern Ukraine.
DefSec Ash Carter tells the National Association of Counties cities and towns across America will be impacted by changing military strategies and personnel policies, asking for service support for returning vets and STEM support to produce new recruits, reports Defense.gov.
Breaking Defense charts the Army bases impacted by 40,000 troop reduction plan. House and Senate lawmakers face the results of these automatic spending cuts, Military.com reports, quoting the mayor of Columbus, GA, describing the loss from Fort Benning similar to “losing a large corporation.”
Hidden “resort fees” have the FTC on the defense about its policing of misleading advertising in the hotel industry. The hidden fee practice hinders comparative shopping by applying the fees after bookings, reports The Washington Post.
NAS Pax firefighter Thomas Green placed sixth in his first triathlon last year at Pax, spurring him to this month’s competition in the triathlon portion of the biennial World Police and Fire Games held in Virginia, reports dcmilitary news. The WPAFG tailors Olympic-style events toward first responders’ duties.
