Posted by Java Joe on October 23, 2019 · Leave a Comment
DefSec Mark Esper says some US troops may stay to guard Syrian oil fields, to make sure they don’t fall into the hands of a resurgent Islamic State.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Abraham Lincoln, Afghanistan, Assateague ponies, Boeing, Casey T. Balausky, Kurdish fighters, Lt. Fan Yang, Mark Esper, Syria, Tyler D. Farley, Yang Yuki Yang
Posted by Java Joe on October 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Washington, DC, has waited 86 years — some decades without a baseball team at all — this week the Washington Nationals delivered, concluding a four-game sweep and advancing to the World Series.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, Christina Koch, Gordon Bitko, Jessica Meir, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, Russia, Sikorsky, Syria, Typhoon Hagibis, Washington Nationals, World Series
Posted by Java Joe on October 15, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Two US Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs, assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., break off from formation at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Sept. 6, 2019. (US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Larue Guerrisky) Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not reflect opinions of the Leader’s owners or staff. In preparation for the arrival of the first of its F-35s next spring, Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska has…
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 356th Fighter Squadron, Boeing, future attack renaissance aircraft, Kurds, Mark Amspacher, Mark Esper, Pacific theater, Precise Systems, Raider-X, Raytheon, Raytheon Technologies, S-97 Raider, Syria, THOR mini-drones, United Technologies
Posted by Java Joe on October 7, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The USS Gabrielle Giffords tested its Naval Strike Missile last week in the Pacific. The Navy’s new sea-skimming cruise missile is difficult to spot on radar.
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Posted by Java Joe on September 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords deployed last week from San Diego packing the US Navy’s new naval strike missile. It’s headed to the Indo-Pacific theater.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Boeing, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-35A, facial recognition, Gabrielle Giffords, Hurricane Dorian, iranian drone, Littoral Combat Ship, Lockheed Martin, M1 Abrams, Mark Esper, mental illness, South China Sea, US Mexico Border, USNS Cody
Save the date now for The Patuxent Partnership’s upcoming program on Artificial Intelligence, planned for Wednesday, September 25, 2019.
Posted by Java Joe on May 1, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Although it was announced Monday that the Japanese-built F-35 that crashed into the Pacific last month had been found, the US Air Force continues to deny that it has been located.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Airpower Teaming System, AVIAN, Boeing, F-35, Guantanamo Bay, John Ring, Loyal Wingman, RADM John Ring, Tammy Duckworth, trump, USS Harry Truman
Posted by Java Joe on April 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
DoD has been trying for several years to improve the way it and F-35 contractor Lockheed Martin order, stockpile, and repair spare parts. But findings from a recent GAO report imply that the situation may have gotten worse.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Aegis virtual twin system, Boeing, Brett Goldstein, China moon mission, Coherent Technical Services, cyber-defense, Defense Digital Service, Hornet crash, J.F. Taylor Inc., Jim Mattis, Lt. Col. James Compton, Marsquake, Opportunity Zone, Patrick Shanahan
Posted by Java Joe on April 3, 2019 · Leave a Comment
US takes first step in halting sale of F35 fighter jets to Turkey in retaliation for Ankara’s decision to purchase a Russian surface-to-air missile system.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags AH-1Z Viper, Ankara, Boeing, Capt. Travis W. Brannon, F-15X, F-et, hacker team, Jens Stoltenberg, Lockhee, Matthew M. Wiegand, Nicholas DiMona III, Philippines, small drones, Turkey, Urban warfare, US Africa Command, VR flight training
Posted by Java Joe on February 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy told a Senate committee that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus is on “very real” threats from China and Russia.
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