The following is the Aug. 5, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief. Read More
Category Archives: U.S. Air Force
Senate Questions How Pentagon Uses ‘Controlled Unclassified Information’ Label
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The Senate is raising questions about how the Pentagon uses a label for unclassified information that some officials say makes it more difficult to access public information. Read More
Senate Confirms First Black Marine For Fourth Star to Lead U.S. Africa Command
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley delivers a speech aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), during the Fleet Week New York reception ceremony in the hangar bay, May 25, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo
The Senate on Monday approved the promotion of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley to the rank of general, which will make him the first Black Marine to receive a fourth star. Read More
Report to Congress on Current, Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The following is the July 28, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Current and Potential Programs. Read More
Navy Nearing 1,500 COVID-19 Vaccine Separations
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Robert Moore, assigned to USS George W. Bush (CVN-77) medical department, administers a COVID-19 vaccine at the McCormick Gym onboard Naval Station Norfolk, April 8, 2021. US Navy Photo
This story has been updated with additional information from the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel.
The Navy separated 259 sailors for their refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last month, according to the Navy’s monthly COVID-19 update. Read More
Report to Congress on Hypersonic Weapons
The following is the July 20, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Several UAVs Under Development for Next-Generation Carrier Air Wing
An MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, conducts its first aerial refueling test flight with an F-35C Lightning II Sept. 13, 2021 near MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. Boeing Photo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Several new unmanned aerial vehicles are under development as part of the Navy’s air wing of the future concept in addition to the unmanned aerial tanker set to deploy in 2026, Navy officials said on Wednesday. Read More
Congress Considering New Leave Rules for Sailors, Marines Seeking Abortions
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Congress is considering new legislation that would remove a barrier for sailors and Marines to get time off for abortions. Read More
Navy Plans To Defuel Red Hill By End of 2024, Leak Result of Human Error
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is shown some of the items highlighted in the third-party assessment of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii on June 13, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo
The Navy will not finish defueling Red Hill until Dec. 31, 2024, at the earliest, according to the Navy’s defueling plan for the Hawaii fuel storage facility. Read More
Vet Coalition Aims to Get Veterans, Family Members to Sign Up As Poll Workers
Spc. Grace Hayes, an intelligence analyst assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, reads a Federal Voting Assistance Program brochure at Fort Stewart, Georgia, May 31, 2022. U.S. Army Photo
A veterans-led coalition launched a national campaign Tuesday to recruit 100,000 veterans and military family members to sign up as election poll workers in their communities. Read More
