US Seizes 2 Venezuelan-Linked Oil Tankers
US forces boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker flagged to Russia on Wednesday in the North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks.
Army-Navy Game Honors 250th
The 2025 Army-Navy game will be played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec. 13. Kickoff is set for 3pm ET on CBS. This will be the 126th annual Army-Navy Game during the 250th anniversary year of the US military as well as both the Army and Navy service branches. The Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights will be honoring the 250th anniversary with their uniforms, depicting their branch’s history.
Pentagon to Expand Defense Innovation Unit
The Pentagon said it will expand the Defense Innovation Unit across the US to help it connect with a broader swath of technology companies. Three new DIU hubs will be located in Kentucky, Minnesota, and Montana.
MD Guard Divests Its A-10Cs, But White House Nixes F-16 Deal
Maryland Air National Guard LT COL Steven Montalvo gestures farewell to fellow guardsmen while taxiing in an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, MD, on March 26. The aircraft was the first to be sent from the 175th Wing to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ, as part of the initial process of divesting the Maryland Guard’s A-10C fleet. (Photo by Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover) Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community….
Nimitz Reaches 350K Arrested Landings
The oldest active aircraft carrier in the Navy, the USS Nimitz, reached 350,000 arrested plane landings in nearly a half-century, on Saturday, when an F/A-18F Super Hornet touched down on the deck.
US Tech Job Cuts Continuing Into 2023
Job cuts in the US tech sector seen last year are spilling into 2023, with companies such as Google and Microsoft announcing recently the elimination of thousands of positions. Looking for a new job? The US Office of Personnel Management is expanding efforts to attract tech talent to the federal workforce amid continuing layoffs at US companies.
Navy’s Challenge: Try to Hack the Machine
Military and civilian participants are invited to join HACKtheMACHINE this week to help the US Navy solve digital, data, and cyber problems. The Office of Naval Research calls the hacking competition the “Blue Angels for geeks.”
Congress Awaits Briefing on Airstrikes
The Biden administration is taking heat from Democratic lawmakers as they pressure the White House to provide a legal justification for the airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups in Syria. Dems renew their push for a war powers overhaul.
Syrian Airstrikes 1st Biden Military Action
President Joe Biden took his first military action when two US Air Force F-15E aircraft launched seven precision guided munitions Friday that struck a site in Syria used by two Iranian-backed militia groups. The airstrikes were in response to rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks. The deadly airstrikes drew criticism from some Democrats in Congress, while key Republicans applauded the move.
US Failing to Fix Cyber Breach
A “disjointed” federal response to the biggest known hack in American history prompts demands from Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) ― the chairman and vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee ― for a leader to address the breach.
