Posted by Java Joe on November 23, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Global supply chain problems won’t stop troops from a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Nearly 400,000 pounds of turkey and trimmings are making their way to troops stationed all over the globe.
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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.
Posted by Java Joe on July 7, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A proposal in the House NDAA would give servicemembers a 10% increase in hazardous duty pay next year. The proposal has the potential to add up to $300 a year in extra pay for tens of thousands of troops stationed in imminent danger areas or performing dangerous jobs like flight deck duty or demolitions work.
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Posted by Java Joe on December 23, 2019 · Leave a Comment
With the help of engineers from the Naval Air Systems Command, Sikorsky has solved its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter’s gas re-ingestion problem.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags aircraft carriers, CH-53K King Stallion, defense bill, dogs in combat, F-35B, HMS Queen Elizabeth, James Foggo, NAVAIR, North Korea, Pensacola shooting, Shandong, Sikorsky, Starliner, Taiwan, Taliban, USS America
Posted by Java Joe on June 28, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Social media giants called on the FBI and Homeland Security to help the companies prepare for the upcoming midterm elections, but were told they would receive no information from the government on security threats.
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Posted by Java Joe on November 9, 2017 · Leave a Comment
House & Senate negotiators agree on a FY18 defense policy bill authorizing $700 billion for the Pentagon, much larger than the administration’s budget. Sixteen years of overseas wars have cost the US nearly $6 trillion so far.
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Posted by Java Joe on July 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Network virtualization reduces the hardware surrounding resources, the military already uses it to streamline and save money.
Posted by Publisher on April 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The Senate’s defense bill, due out later this month, moves oversight of the US unmanned programs to shift from the CIA to DoD.
Posted by Publisher on June 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
House Armed Services Committee budget mark-ups reject base closures despite think tanks’ advice. DoD budget shortfalls cannot be covered from UCAS funds.
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Posted by Sheila Gibbons on December 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Though a House version has no provision for workforce reduction, the Senate’s defense bill targets up to 36,000 jobs.