Fours year on from a NATO air campaign that triggered chaos in Libya, the country has grabbed headlines again as Islamic State fighters make a murderous debut alongside warring militias, rendering the return of stability ever more remote.
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
A group of aviation enthusiasts was scanning radio frequencies for the exchanges between the pilots as an F-22 fired a missile and downed the balloon.
The Space Force says a power surge likely caused a mechanical issue that allowed diesel fuel to spill last week at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex.
The unit accepts reservists with experience in startups, venture capital, management consulting and technology.
The U.S. government is working to provide aid to earthquake victims in the Middle East.
The dock landing ship Carter Hall is spearheading the Navy’s balloon debris recovery efforts and collecting remnants near where it collapsed.
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