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Central Command’s Kurilla eyes drone-countering lasers for Middle East
At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. Department of Defense. Some are more mature than others.
USS Billings back in Mayport after first deployment
The ship conducted counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea and provided humanitarian relief to Haiti following a massive earthquake.
By Diana Stancy
LCS Sioux City seizes more than $20 million in cocaine
All told, nearly 1,100 pounds of booger sugar was interdicted.
This Compass Call squadron is coming home after 20 years of hacking and jamming enemies in CENTCOM
These EC-130H crews have flown about 14,750 sorties in U.S. CENTCOM — more than 90,000 hours in the air.
Nigerian air force Super Tucanos ready to fight against ISIS, with US Air Force training
So far, 64 Nigerian pilots and maintainers have been trained at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
By Todd South
Lawmakers say DoD undercounts civilian casualties
The Pentagon says fewer than two dozen civilians were killed in overseas anti-terrorism operations last year, but a pair of lawmakers doesn’t believe them.
By Joe Gould
Shaw F-16 squadron to train with Vermont Air Guard F-35s in offensive counter-air ops
The Agile Combat Employment capabilities of a small contingent of airmen from the 55th Fighter Squadron will be tested as they work out of a deployed, simulated remote location.
By Air Force Times staff
US Army could soon have a high-power microwave to destroy small drone swarms
The Army wants to begin high-power microwave development and prototyping efforts in FY22 to defeat small drone swarms.
By Jen Judson
DoD stays mum on regional troop presence plans after Afghanistan withdrawal
Military officials say they will be able to respond to terrorism threats in Afghanistan even without troops on the ground there, but details are scarce.
‘Thank you’ from Afghanistan: How to continue counterterrorism after the withdrawal
The U.S. and coalition partners should continue their support for the Afghan National Army, and help Afghanistan establish a special operations forces and counterterrorism center for the region, says the author of this commentary.
By Lt. Gen. M. Farid Ahmadi
First short-range air defense systems deploy to Europe
The first platoon of Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense systems have landed in Germany.
By Jen Judson