Posted by Java Joe on April 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment
DefSec Mark Esper left the door open for reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, who was relieved of duty after he urged the Navy to step up its response to a coronavirus outbreak on the aircraft carrier.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, ARRW, B-1B Lancer, Boeing, Brett Crozier, coronavirus, COVID-19, DefSec Mark Esper, foreign military sales, Gen. Mark Milley, Lockheed Martin, Mikel Inc., Postal Service, scams, Thomas Modly, USS Theodore Roosevelt, ventilator challenge
Posted by Java Joe on April 7, 2020 · Leave a Comment
DefSec Mark Esper: All people on DoD property, installations, and facilities must wear cloth face coverings.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, coronavirus, COVID-19, DefSec Mark Esper, DSC Corp., Iraq, Lockheed Martin, masks, SpaceX, US Census, Veterans Affairs
Posted by Java Joe on March 31, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A shortage of pilots has the Marine Corps assessing the F-35’s place in its fleet. “Our continued inability to build and sustain an adequate inventory of F-35 pilots leads me to conclude that we must be pragmatic regarding our ability to support” the program,” Gen. David Berger said.
Posted by Java Joe on February 18, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The US Navy wants to scrap four of its Littoral Combat Ships which it says are already so outdated they can’t be even be used for training anymore.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags DefSec Mark Esper, JASSMs, Joint Base Andrews, Littoral Combat Ships, MIL Corporation, RADM Randy Crites, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Syncon LLC, Top Gun, US Mexico Border, X-59
Posted by Java Joe on February 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A new list released by the Defense Department shows locations outside Vietnam where herbicides like Agent Orange were tested and stored. Five sites in Maryland were on the list.
Posted by Java Joe on December 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Some Navy pilots want to be able to carry arms on military installations. The request comes in the wake of the deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida by a Saudi Arabian aviator training there.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 737, Army Navy football, Australian RAAF, boeing 737 max, DefSec Mark Esper, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jimmy Stewart, Mars 2020 rover, Navy Test Pilot School, P-8A Poseidon, Pensacola shooting, Randall Schriver, Russian S-400, training deaths, water on Mars
Posted by Java Joe on November 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment
NavSec Richard Spencer has been ousted from his post after his handling of the case of Navy SEAL Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, who was accused of war crimes. DefSec Mark Esper asked for Mr. Spencer’s resignation late Sunday.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Alexa Barth, cybersecurity, DefSec Mark Esper, Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, government shutdown, J.F. Taylor Inc., Marine MOS, NavSec Richard Spencer, South Korea, T-38 Talons mishap
Posted by Java Joe on November 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment
DoD’s second-ever financial audit shows some progress, but uncovers more new problems than fixes. DoD has 3 million employees, 4,500 defense sites in 160 countries, a $292 billion inventory, more than $2.9 trillion in total assets, and $2.8 trillion in liabilities.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 737 MAX, Air Force satellite, Charles Schumer, continuing resolution, DefSec Mark Esper, DoD audit, F-35, Global Hawk, Mark Esper, N Korea, north orea, S. Korea, Schumer, South China Sea, South Korea, Su-35, US Space Command, USS Fitzgerald
Posted by Java Joe on November 19, 2019 · Leave a Comment
There is a strong focus on imports for unmanned aerial vehicles in the Middle East. Nations there are looking at a mix of US, Russian, and Chinese suppliers of UAVs.
Posted by Java Joe on September 10, 2019 · Leave a Comment
A warning from DefSec Mark Esper to US European allies: Be wary of China. It is beleived that Beijing seeks greater global influence by leveraging economic power and stealing technology.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 2nd Fleet, AMUX, Army aviators, CAREN, DefSec Mark Esper, government shutdown, Hurricane Dorian, Jared Tharp, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, SEAL Team 7, South China Sea, Walter Reed Medical Center