Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today he will ask Congress to revise military law to prevent commanders from overturning major convictions. The decision is in response to a controversial overturned verdict of an Air Force pilot convicted of sexual assault. The move to makes changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) represents a partial victory for victims of ... Read More »
The 2013 Major League Baseball (MLB) season began this week, with most teams enjoying opening day ceremonies at their home ballpark. But this year, a typical sight associated with American outdoor sporting events was missing. Due to the ongoing sequester, all scheduled military flyovers at MLB ballparks were cancelled. Due to the sequestration, the Department of Defense (DoD) cut more ... Read More »
On 15 March Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced his commitment to increase ground based missile defense. This comes as other country’s recent increase their long range missile strike capabilities; specifically those made by North Korea (link to milpages article) and Iran. “The United States has missile defense systems in place to protect us from limited ICBM attacks, but North Korea ... Read More »
On 28 February, Ft. Worth Texas based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics was awarded a fixed-price contract values at $333,786,000 to procure long lead components and material for F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter production. Specifically this will support the run of 35 aircraft under Low Rate Initial Production lot VIII. The aircraft being built are spread across the multiple branches as ... Read More »
It’s been a long strange trip for Chuck Hagel. When President Obama first floated his name for Secretary of the Department of Defense, the initial reaction in the media was unremarkable. He was a Republican, a decorated veteran and a former Senator with a good chance of being confirmed by his fellow Republican Senators. Then all Hell broke loose. President ... Read More »
On Friday, 22 February, the entire fleet of the military’s newest fighter jet was grounded. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was taken out of service when a routine inspection found a cracked turbine blade in the engine of a test aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The blade was sent to Pratt and Whitney’s facility in Connecticut to ... Read More »
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