Biden Taps SOUTHCOM Deputy to Lead Combatant Command
President Joe Biden nominated the deputy of U.S. Southern Command to lead the combatant command, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.…
Document: U.S. Foreign Humanitarian Assistance
The following is the Jan. 03, 2014 revision to the U.S. Military’s Foreign Humanitarian Assistance doctrine. This publication has been…
Opinion: Congress Needs to Look Hard at Military Pay
Popular support of the U.S. military over the last few decades has helped lead to an increase in personnel-related costs…
White House Sets Pentagon Budget Rollout Date
The Pentagon is set to rollout its fiscal year 2015 budget submission on March 4. “The President’s 2015 Budget will…
SNA 2014: Coast Guard Bullish on New C-27Js
The Coast Guard is pleased with the potential of 14 C-27J Spartan cargo aircraft entergin the service from the U.S.…
SNA 2014: Navy Won’t Rule Out Army Longbow Hellfire for LCS
The Navy is not closing the door on integrating an Army missile into the weapons package for the sea service’s…
Document: Sexual Harassment and Violence at U.S. Service Academies
From the Pentagon report: Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies Academic Program Year 2012-2013,…
Document: Congressigonal Budget Office Approaches to Cutting Defense Spending
The following are slides from a Jan. 7, 2014 briefing from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Approaches to Reducing Federal…
First Chemical Weapons Leave Syria for Destruction at Sea
The first batch of Syrian chemical weapons have been moved out of the war-ravaged country in order to be destroyed,…
Document: Pentagon’s Unmanned Systems Roadmap
The following is from the Department of Defense’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2038. Unmanned systems continue…
Navy to Work with Army on Next Generation Helicopter Program
The U.S. Navy is participating in the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program to develop an eventual replacement for…