Posted by Java Joe on July 25, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Senate and House move to prevent the sale of F-35s to Turkey, a move DefSec Mattis opposes.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Bryce Benson, F-35, Fleet and Marine Tracker, Irian Woodley, Kim Jong Un, mattis, Natalie Combs, Sarah Coppock, Taliban, trump, Turkey, Wilkie
Posted by Java Joe on June 20, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump directed DoD to establish a military space force to add a sixth branch of the military.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, afghans, drones, Eyes in the Sky, family separation, Joshua Schulte, M16A4, M4 Carbine, National Guard, space force, US visas, zero-tolerance border polic
Posted by Java Joe on May 16, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Virginia lawmakers question Navy plans to move a specialized division from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, VA, to Indian Head, MD.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Alfredo J. Samchez, Ashley Johnson, Boeing P-8A, China carrier, Dahlgren VA, Dale Sisson, Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center, John S. McCain, Leslie Taylor, Mark Warner, Meffery D. Butler, NSWC Dahlgren Division, Poseidon, Rob Wittman, Silver Fang, Type 001A carrier
Posted by Java Joe on April 26, 2018 · Leave a Comment
DoD reveals plans multi-year F-35 buys for cost-savings and is looking to contract to buy nearly 2,000 F-35s starting in fiscal 2021, according to a Selected Acquisition Report released in late March.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Altay, DAACA, F-16, franchot, JSF, Like Air Force Base, Michael Monsoor, ray gun, transgender, transgender in military, Turkey, Vietnam, zumwalt
Posted by Java Joe on February 6, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Japanese air force has deployed its first operational F-35 at Misawa Air Base.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, AT-6 Wolverine, Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, Col. R. Scott Jobe, F-35, F/A-18 Hornets, foreign military sales, KC-46, nuclear weapons policy, Okinawa Marine base, US Cyber Command, USS Omaha
Posted by Java Joe on November 22, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The first US warplanes in Afghanistan arrive soon after the US military and CIA come under international investigation for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.
Posted by Java Joe on November 20, 2017 · Leave a Comment
NAVAIR says the CH-53K King Stallion flew a 90-minute, first-of-its-kind, orientation test flight Nov. 7 at NAS Patuxent River for an Israeli Air Force official.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, CH-53K King Stallion, F-25, Hank Vanderborght, Heather Wilson, John Rood, Kristina Rickard, NATO technology, P8-A Poseidon, Ryan McCarthy, skywriting, Tricare, USS Ralph Johnson
Posted by Java Joe on October 31, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The US is amassing its military power in the Pacific region.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, C2-A Greyhounds, CH-53K King Stallion, drones, Ellen Lord, F-16, F-35B Lightning II, F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Greek Air Force, Henry Kissinger, M-60 Seahawk, Michael Griffin, mine-hunting, Modern Technology Solutions Inc., South China Sea, veteran suicides
Posted by Java Joe on September 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said, despite some problems during Hurricane Harvey in Houston, drone usage in responses to both Harvey and Irma would prove an evolutionary landmark for unmanned aviation.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Army Corps of Engineers, BRAC, David Kapaun, drones, FAA, FGS LLC, hurricanes, mattis, Michael Huerta, national archives, Sergei Lavrov, Super Hercules, USS Fitzgerald, USS McCain
Posted by Java Joe on August 24, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Four collisions in the Seventh Fleet this year — all occurring during basic ship handling duties — resulted in the commander of the fleet being relieved. As the Navy begins an extensive review and reset, a multinational search for 10 missing sailors from the latest collision of the USS John McCain locates some remains, aboard ship.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 7th fleet, Afghanistan, collision, collision-avoidance technology, Fitzgerald, Indonesia, james mattis, John S. McCain, joseph aucoin, Malaysia, North Korean sanctions, sanctions, Seventh Fleet, Singapore, Snow Hill Park, USS Fitzgerald, USS John S. McCain
