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Officials Announce 2012's Top Guard, Reserve Employers
07/23/2012 11:58 AM CDT
Active, Reserve Forces Meet Recruiting Goals Through June
07/23/2012 12:42 PM CDT
Family Matters: Tackling Obesity, for Security's Sake
07/23/2012 12:54 PM CDT
Guard pilot flies first nonactive F-35 flight
The Air National Guard took its first turn behind the controls of the F-35 Lightning II recently at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. [ Read More ]
Ala. Guard officials investigate U.K. trip
N.D. senator backs bill on ‘military lying’
House votes to ban Tricare for Life fees
Syria Threatens Chemical Attack On Foreign Force
(New York Times) Syrian officials warned Monday that they would deploy chemical weapons against any foreign intervention, a threat that appeared intended to ward off an attack by Western nations while also offering what officials in Washington called the most "direct confirmation" ever that Syria possesses a stockpile of unconventional armaments.
Duncan Hunter Says Army Altered Review
(Politico.com) A Republican congressman is accusing the Army of altering a positive review of a new intelligence-gathering software program that helps troops in Afghanistan track roadside bombs and enemy targets to favor its own more costly program.
Louisiana adjutant general gets second star
BATON ROUGE, La. undefined The top officer in the Louisiana National Guard is now a major general, also called a two-star general. [ Read More ]
Feinstein Suggests Some In White House Leaked Info
(Yahoo.com) The Democratic leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday that the White House appears to be responsible for some leaks of classified information.
Welsh: Budget debacle must never be repeated
Senate Must Pass Sequestration Transparency
(Politico.com) Our country is headed for a fiscal cliff. We're also headed for a national security crisis thanks to one large component of this fiscal cliff the $1.2 trillion automatic budget sequestration due to go into effect Jan. 2, which would disproportionately cut funding for our defense needs.
Defense Debate Shows House Dysfunction
(Washington Post) Is Congress a serious legislative body or not?
What If Apple Designed An iFighter?
(Wall Street Journal) Mitt Romney has been touting his experience at Bain Capital as a qualification for fixing Washington and the economy. Certainly there's one part of the federal government that desperately needs a president with business savvy: the Pentagon.
Panetta Quest For Pentagon Audit Risked By Billions In Overruns
(Bloomberg Government (bgov.com)) Defense Secretary Leon Panettas order that the Pentagon get its finances ready for an outside audit by 2014 is jeopardized by billions of dollars in overruns and years of delay for new software systems needed to do the job, according to an inspector general's report.
DOD Will Unveil Website To Combat Stolen Valor This Week
(Stripes.com) The Defense Department will unveil a stopgap Stolen Valor website this Wednesday designed to help citizens see if someone is lying about military medals.
'Fixing Intel' General Taking Over Defense Post
(The Miami Herald) The U.S. general who vowed to fix intelligence to better fight the Afghanistan war is taking command of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who worked with elite special operations forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, is taking over Tuesday from Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess Jr. as the senior military intelligence adviser to the secretary of defense and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Military Is On Call For RNC
(Tampa Tribune) Forces have contingency plans in case violence erupts during major public events.
US Raises Arms Sales Pitch
(Times of India) After describing India as "a linchpin" in its new strategic policy to "re-balance" military forces towards Asia-Pacific, in what is seen by many to be an unfolding grand design to "contain" China, the US is now cranking up its arms sales pitch to New Delhi.
US For Long-Term Defence Cooperation
(Business Standard (India)) In New Delhi today, visiting US Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter declared that the Pentagon had, in the last two months, decided to move beyond merely selling India weaponry, towards a technology partnership in which American and Indian scientists would develop defence products together.
Portsmouth Man Facing Arson Count In Nuclear Sub Fire
(Portland (ME) Press Herald) The fire that raged through a nuclear submarine this spring at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery was deliberately set by a 24-year-old worker who told investigators he was suffering from anxiety and depression, according to Navy investigators.
Local Residents Dealing With Open-And-Shut Case, Sort Of
(New London (CT) Day) New radio system at sub base fouling up garage door openers.
U.S. Spy Efforts Lag In Syria
(Washington Post) Sixteen months into the uprising in Syria, the United States is struggling to develop a clear understanding of opposition forces inside the country, according to U.S. officials who said that intelligence gaps have impeded efforts to support the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Obama To Vets: 'I've Got Your Back'
(Reno Gazette-Journal) Obama met with 20 members of the Nevada National Guard while in Reno
Balancing Act: Looking to the future of the Total Force, outgoing Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said there will "continue to be a place" for both the Active Duty force and the reserve components. Airmen in the former category accept a lifestyle that "involves frequent relocations and near-instantaneous demand on one's availability," he told the Daily Report during a mid July exit interview. Airmen in the reserve components have "chosen a somewhat different lifestyle" that is more stable, but still offers a chance for volunteerismundefinedsomething that "has always been our strong suit," said Schwartz. What's important is to keep the proper "balance" between the active and reserve components, he counseled. There's been vigorous debate over Total Force allocations in the Air Force's proposed Fiscal 2013 budget, but "when emotions subside a bit and we're able to approach this in a more dispassionate way, we'll have the opportunity to collectively, collaboratively, collegially adjust our force mix in both traditional . . . and imaginative ways," said Schwartz. He added, "We will have to continue to make the argument that we cannot have 50 air forces. We are one Air Force. . . . The country is asking us to execute the missions we've been assigned with fewer resources. And our view is the way to go about that is by getting smaller and maintaining quality in all three components."
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