The following is the Jan. 8, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues. Read More
Category Archives: U.S. Air Force
Report to Congress on The Purple Heart
The following is the Jan. 8, 2019 Congressional Research Service Report, The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Report on Use of U.S. Armed Force Abroad: 1798-2018
The following is the Dec. 28, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2018. Read More
Acting SECDEF Shanahan’s First Message to the Pentagon
The following is a Jan. 1 message from acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to the Department of Defense. Read More
Jim Mattis’ Farewell Message to the Pentagon
The following is Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ Dec. 31, 2018 farewell message to the Department of Defense. Read More
Trump: Mattis Will Step Down on Jan. 1; Shanahan to Serve as Acting SECDEF
U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 28, 2018. DoD Photo
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will hand over leadership of the Pentagon two months earlier than originally announced, President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday. Read More
Document: A Brief Summary of Defense Authorization, Appropriations Bills Since 1961
The following is the Congressional Research Service report, Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019. Read More
Document: SECDEF Mattis’ Resignation Letter
The following is the text of Secretary of Defense Jim Maitts’ letter of resignation. Read More
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Resigning
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visits the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea in 2017. DoD Photo
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Jim Mattis, the longest-serving cabinet secretary of the Trump Administration, submitted his resignation on Thursday following the White House announcement the U.S. would withdraw about 2,000 ground troops from Syria and reports of a drawdown in Afghanistan. Read More
Investigation: Corroded Propeller Blade Caused KC-130T Crash
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T aircraft from VMGR-452 prepares to taxi during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-15 in Yuma, Ariz., April 11, 2015. WTI is a seven-week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. US Marine Corps photo.
The Marine Corps determined that a corroded propeller blade that came off mid-flight was the cause of the July 10, 2017, crash of a KC-130T transport plane. Read More
