Posted by Java Joe on January 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment
The first members of the commission to rename at least 10 Army bases and possibly two Navy ships that honor the Confederacy have been appointed by acting DefSec Christopher Miller.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Bill 33, China, Gary Kessler, ISIS, jobs report, Mark Vandroff, naval academy mascot, North Korea, nuclear codes, Ryan McCarthy, SpaceX
Posted by Java Joe on June 10, 2020 · Leave a Comment
ArmySec Ryan McCarthy: “We don’t want to punish our soldiers … we want to just make sure everybody understands, we don’t want to protest in uniform.”
Posted by Java Joe on October 16, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Congressional budget delays give our enemies the advantage, according to the secretary of the Army, budget haggling allows enemies a leap-ahead advantage.
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 June 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Speculation has begun on who will be the next defense secretary. Some names being floated? Mark Esper, Mike Pompeo, Tom Cotton, and Richard Spencer. Or maybe someone completely unexpected.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags ADM Karl Schultz, bionic knee brace, Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, Gen Paul Selva, MV-22B Osprey, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, polar security cutters, Ryan McCarthy, Saudi arms deal, tanker attacks, USNS Comfort, war crimes
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 June 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Four months into his presidency, Donald Trump has filled only five of the 53 top jobs at the Pentagon, the slowest pace for nominations in more than half a century. Several high-profile picks have withdrawn because of business entanglements and the vetting process has prevented many from placement in positions.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags helicopter crash, Joe Joseph, North Korea, Pentagon jobs, Ryan McCarthy, Saudi Arabia weapons sale, Saudi arms deal, USCG Valiant, USS Cheyenne, VADM Paul Grosklags, Wallops Island