Sale of Last Conventional Supercarriers Deals Final Blow To Museum Hopes
When James Melka first approached USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), he had no idea the size of the aircraft carrier. As…
Report to Congress on U.S. Active-Duty Military Deaths
The following is the June 1, 2018 Congressional Research Service In Focus Report, Recent Trends in Active-Duty Military Deaths.…
Document: Report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations Funding
The following is the July 19, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Foreign Affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Funding: Background and Current…
Panel: Propping Up Pentagon Budget Through War Funding Account to Continue
To get around spending caps, Congress and the Pentagon have increasingly turned to a warfighting account to pay for items…
Document: Report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations
The following is the Feb. 7, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Overseas Contingency Operations Funding: Background and Status.…
Document: GAO Report on Overseas Contingency Operations
The following is the Jan. 18, 2017 Government Accountability Office report, Overseas Contingency Operations: OMB and DOD Should Revise the Criteria for…
U.S. Officially Ends Special Operations Task Force in the Philippines, Some Advisors May Remain
This post has been updated to include additional comments from U.S. Special Operations Command, Pacific. The U.S. special operations mission…