Posted by Java Joe on January 19, 2021 · Leave a Comment
David Norquist will serve as acting secretary of defense for the start of the Biden administration. Deputy DefSec since July 2019, Mr. Norquist will be in charge until the Senate confirms retired Army GEN Lloyd Austin for the position.
Posted by Java Joe on August 26, 2019 · Leave a Comment
As each military service has been rolling out its own policy regarding hemp-derived products like cannabidiol, or CBD, DoD issued this warning: “It’s completely forbidden for use by any service member in any of the services at this point of time.”
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Army modernization, CBD, David Norquist, DefSec Mark Esper, F-35B, Michael Griffin, military commissaries, MQ-9 drone, North Korea, redesigned kill vehicle, Ryan McCarthy, STOVL
Posted by Java Joe on June 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump says he intends to nominate Mark Esper as the new defense secretary, David Norquist as the deputy defense secretary, and Ryan McCarthy as the Army secretary.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 9/11 GI Bill education benefits, AAR, Cherokee Nation, Daniel Inouye, David Bellon, David Norquist, drone attack, General Atomics, Iran, John Bolton, Lockheed Martin, Mark Esper, Matthew Donovan, MQ-9B SkyGuardian, Nasatka Barrier Inc., Robert Friend, Ryan McCarthy, Space Development Agency, space force, Tuskegee Airman, UH-1 Iroquois, US Marine Corps Forces North
Posted by Java Joe on May 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate. Over the weekend, the FAA warned that current tensions in the Persian Gulf area could pose a threat to air travel in that region.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Alutiiq Information Management, Braxton Technologies, Coherent Technical Services, Daniel Mai, Darryl Williams, David Norquist, DefSec Patrick Shanahan, Eric Chewning, F-16 crash, Greenfield Engineering Corp., Iran, March Air Reserve Base, MATHCOUNTS, Persian Gulf, Simone Askew, South China Sea, SpaceX, Starlink internet satellite, US Coast Guard cutter Bertholf, US Mexico Border, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS John C. Stennis, West Point
Posted by Java Joe on January 7, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Navy plans to commit $24 billion to buy two new Ford-class aircraft carriers under the same contract, a commitment that should save 5 to 10 percent over buying each carrier separately.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Army recruiting, David Norquist, DefSec Patrick Shanahan, electronic warfare, Ford-class carrier, Fulcrum IT Services, Gen. Scott Miller, Get It Done Solutions, government shutdown, Jim Webb, Kelvin Droegemeier, military commissaries, Syria, the Eurofighter Typhoon, unmanned combat air vehicles, US Mexico Border
Posted by Java Joe on January 16, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The US Navy has successfully completed its first joint air-to-ground missile flight test on the AH-1Z helicopter at NAS Patuxent River.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Aegis Ashore, AH-1Z helicopter, David Norquist, DoD audit, General Atomics, Hawaiian missile alert, MQ-9 Reapers, opioids, P-8 Poseidon, Russian drones, SpaceX, spy satellite, US Central Command, VA transparency, Zuma
Posted by Java Joe on December 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Global arms sales by the world’s top 100 defense contractors rose last year for the first time since 2010,
Category Morning Coffee · Tags air-launched cruise missiles, arms sales, David Norquist, Defense Innovation Unit, DIUx, DoD audit, Ellen Lord, Essye Miller, Military Bowl, Navy football, North Korea sanctions, Pilot Training Next, SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, submarine Dallas, the University of Maryland (UMD) UAS Test Site, TigerShark, UAS Test Site, USS Michael Monsoor
Posted by Java Joe on December 11, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Pentagon’s office of the inspector general announced the start of the first agencywide financial audit. Beginning in 2018, audits will occur annually.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Army-Navy game, David Norquist, DoD acquisition, DoD audit, Ellen Lord, Georgia Tech Research Institute, government shutdown, IMPAX, jobs report, Mantech, ManTech Advanced Systems International, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Steny H. Hoyer, transgender military ban, veterans employment