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Senior Master Sgt. Mark Farmer, a space systems operations superintendent assigned to the 114th Space Control Squadron at Patrick AFB, Florida, monitors satellite networking equipment June 3, 2016. (Tech. Sgt. William Buchanan/U.S. Air National Guard)

Congress turns down a Space National Guard again, but Space Force isn’t giving up

"Simply put, we don’t know enough," Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

15 months ago

The days of worrying about rocket launcher backblast soon may be at an end

A confined space AT-4 will gradually replace older models of the single shot anti-tank rocket launcher.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

This is how the Corps is overhauling its boomsticks

The Corps plans to buy 1,073 Carl Gustafs and is looking at an M-72 LAW with no back-blast.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

Why wouldn’t the Pentagon pay to fly the fallen McCain sailors’ families to Dover?

After Logan Palmer and nine of his shipmates died in a collision last summer, his mom was told the military wouldn't pay to fly her to Dover Air Force Base to be there when he returned to U.S. soil.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Shoulder-fired weapons can cause traumatic brain injuries, study finds

Extensive use of shoulder-fired weapons like the Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, the M72 LAW or the AT4 exposes service members to “overpressure” of the brain.

5 years ago

Enhancing the grunt: Sophisticated new tech means greater responsibility, heavier load

Grunts are getting lots of gear, more weight, more equipment, more technology.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago