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Feds investigating Air Force contractor for network breach, theft
The employee at Arnold Air Force Base allegedly stole nearly $90,000 in military and state government radio equipment software, federal investigators say.
Creating a DC National Guard quick-reaction force is a bad idea
We need to keep our nation’s seat of government safe, but creating a quick-reaction force is not the right solution, says the author of this commentary.
By Retired Maj. Gen. Arnold L. Punaro
Two-star general becomes Air Force’s first to face court-martial for sex assault
Former Air Force Research Laboratory commander Maj. Gen. William Cooley will face court-martial on a sexual assault charge — the first time the service has opted to prosecute a general officer.
Civilian employee who allegedly advocated for ‘civil war’ banned from Air Force base
Air Force Materiel Command has barred an unnamed civilian employee from one of its bases after it said the man, allegedly a member of the far-right Proud Boys, threatened violence against the government.
Here’s why Biden’s first defense secretary may be a Trump appointee
President-elect Joe Biden’s first defense secretary may turn out to be President Donald Trump’s last deputy defense secretary, at least for a several days.
By Joe Gould
As Trump’s term ends, 40 percent of top DoD jobs lack confirmed officials
Of the 60 Senate confirmable spots at the Pentagon, only 36 have confirmed officials in place.
By Aaron Mehta
The long road to an independent Air Force
The Air Force celebrates its 73rd birthday today. But its creation was controversial for decades.
By C.V. Glines. Aviation History
New book accuses Trump of blasting top military generals as ‘pussies’ for defending foreign alliances
The comments in Bob Woodward's newest release come amid numerous reports of Trump bad-mouthing troops and veterans behind the scenes at the White House.
House panel isn’t giving defense industry all the COVID aid it wants
The aid falls short of the “lower double-digit billions” Pentagon officials say defense firms will claim.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers want must-pass defense bill to protect protesters from the military
Outraged Democrats plan to use the massive defense budget and policy bill to fight President Donald Trump’s push to use the U.S. military to quell days of riots, and they may seek defense cuts to do it.
By Joe Gould
BAE successfully tests ground-launched APKWS rockets for first time
A ground-to-ground test of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System was successfully conducted at Yuma Proving Ground.
By Aaron Mehta