US Defends Affirmative Action Citing Military
Arguing before the Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action, the government included service academies and civilian institutions alike, noting among other defenses of the inclusive policy: that a diverse officer corps is necessary for national security.
NAVAIR Grounds T-45C Goshawks
Discovery of an engine blade fault prompted NAVAIR to halt all T-45C Goshawk operations late last week. NAVAIR and Rolls Royce teams are conducting engineering analyses to identify the cause of the recent T-45 engine blade failure.
Space Is Being Littered With Orbital Debris
DeAnna Burt, vice commander of Space Force Space Operations Command, says there needs to be a way to clean up “space junk.” Speaking at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, she said, “We need to pick up debris — we need trash trucks. We need things to go make debris go away.” NASA says that more than 27,000 pieces of orbital debris are being tracked by DoD.
McSally to Introduce Military Sexual Assault Bill
Sen. Martha McSally seeks legislation to reform how the military handles sexual assault claims, including making sexual harassment a stand-alone offense under the military’s criminal justice system.
GAO: Pilot Shortage Growing Worse
A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows just how bad the military fighter pilot shortage has become.
Blackhawk Down in Leonardtown
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed on Breton Bay Golf Course during a routine training exercise out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, killing one crew member and injuring two others.
Tomahawks ‘Ready to Do What They Do’
Destroyers Ross and Porter were already operating in the Eastern Mediterranean on Thursday when the call was made to strike at the Assad regime. The two destroyers involved in the 59-Tomahawk missile strike on a Syrian airfield were there, loaded with Tomahawks “ready to do what they do.”
