Posted by Java Joe on October 22, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A Super Hornet out of NAS Lemoore crashed Tuesday in central California, a few miles from the China Lake base. The pilot ejected.
Posted by Java Joe on January 15, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit moves into the Red Sea. The 2,500 Marines join thousands of other US forces deploying to the region amid high tensions between the US and Iran.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags 26th MEU, Bahrain, border wall, Kuwait, Marines Expeditiionary Unit, MEU, Natalie Combs, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, USS Fitzgerald
Posted by Java Joe on July 31, 2019 · Leave a Comment
SecState Pompeo says President Trump wants troops out of Afghanistan before the 2020 election. Pompeo says “real progress” has been made with security in the area. “It won’t just be us. … we hope that overall, the need for combat forces in the region is reduced.”
Posted by Java Joe on May 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Despite Congressional objections, the Trump administration cleared $8.1 billion in arms sales for Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates by invoking an emergency exemption.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Bill oran, Bob Burke, Compliance Corp., Condor, James McConville, Joint Precision Approach and Landing System, Jordan, JPALS, Lockheed Martin, Middle East, Northrop Grumman, Patrick Shanahan, quals, Raytheon, Saudi Arabia, Stephen Kellogg, UAS, United Arab Emirates, Yokosuka
Posted by Java Joe on May 15, 2019 · Leave a Comment
US warns sailors that “Iran or its proxies” could be targeting maritime traffic in the Persian Gulf.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags B-52 bomber, John C Stennis, laser weapons, Middle East, Mike Pence, North Korea, Omnitec Solutions, UAE, United Arab Emirates, US-China trade war, veteran ID card
Posted by Publisher on January 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Blue Angels remain a revered public face of naval aviation, which alone among the services continues the F-35 cost debate even as developing future air warfare strategies.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, China, Chuck Hagel, Congress, drones, F-16, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, Lockheed Martin, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Scorpion, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, Super Hornet, UAE, United Arab Emirates