Pentagon officials fear such reforms could harm active duty retention. The LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile has seen its costs increase at least 37%, triggering a review that could see the program restructured or canceled. A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic ICBM called the Sentinel. By Tara Copp, AP
5 months ago It has been decades since the Air Force last developed a nuclear missile, the secretary says, and surprise issues are cropping up. More sailor maintenance and changes to crew sizes are in the works for the troubled LCS fleet, officials say. The stopgap funding bill allows construction to begin on a second Columbia-class submarine as it threatens to fall behind schedule while a shutdown looms. Congress' dysfunction is taking its toll on national security as a government shutdown looms and hundreds of officers can't take their posts. Republican leaders pulled votes on the defense spending bill after failing to secure Freedom Caucus support, teeing up a possible shutdown next month. The three officers were notified last week that they face admiral's mast in connection to the 2022 training death of Kyle Mullen. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation wants to remove a small Christian bookstore from a mini-mall on Fort Liberty, N.C. Load More