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Ford is finally ready for use. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2019/01/17/trumps-missile-defense-review-calls-space-sensors-drone-lasers.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:df4bceef-6f8f-8fe3-5418-440768d76c47 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:11:25 +0000 President Donald Trump called for the best cutting-edge missile defense weapons and systems at the Pentagon on Thursday. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2019/01/16/navy-brass-optimistic-littoral-combat-ship-readies-deploy-after-hiatus.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:dab27c92-444e-fd6c-65bf-b504807d461b Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:39:24 +0000 The head of Naval Surface Forces says commanders are clamoring for the near-shore security vessels. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2019/01/15/russia-claims-us-violating-treaty-over-unverified-b-52-bombers-missiles.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:a62b6826-b265-1e18-f198-83ebb114949a Tue, 15 Jan 2019 19:27:08 +0000 Russia says it can't verify the conversion of B-52H Stratofortresses that were slated to be changed to conventional-only. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2019/01/11/acquisition-czar-army-closer-fielding-new-approach-air-defense.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:9da73362-1f8b-94f6-49cb-ac2da326fe3a Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:31:33 +0000 The Army has crafted a new approach to protecting ground forces from enemy air attack, acquisition czar Bruce Jette said. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2019/01/10/air-force-accept-kc-46-tanker-deliveries-despite-lingering-problems.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:861e6a7f-e56b-817d-dfac-1854c9c25e12 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:45:57 +0000 The U.S. Air Force will begin accepting its newest refueling tankers from Boeing Co. this month despite continuing problems. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2019/01/08/first-female-air-force-f-35-test-pilot-marks-mission-milestone.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:cd839231-d864-3286-b2a7-959d21ab0000 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:08:42 +0000 Maj. Rachael Winiecki, of the 461st Flight Test Squadron, became the first female test pilot to lead an F-35 mission. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2019/01/03/west-point-leaving-defense-departments-email-system.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:43f12800-6bdd-1bc2-4370-ca2511a0b1a0 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:10:36 +0000 The academic institution is moving to a .edu network to align with other universities. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2019/01/02/us-aims-expand-military-partnerships-south-america.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:2847d066-0e4d-269c-676e-46ca8ea7294e Wed, 02 Jan 2019 22:37:05 +0000 As Russia and China make inroads in the region, U.S. officials are participating more across Latin America. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/26/trump-compares-coast-guards-new-icebreaker-border-wall-effort.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:958f1627-a500-45fb-789e-146d110d7067 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 20:36:41 +0000 President Donald Trump renewed his pledge to fund an icebreaker for the Coast Guard. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/21/heres-whats-stake-coast-guard-government-shutdown.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:b2e35ba0-eb7b-b57c-3156-d71725f2e827 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:50:34 +0000 Nearly 57,000 U.S. Coast Guard members and civilian employees could face furlough without pay. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/20/pentagon-wants-space-force-be-organized-under-air-force-report.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:b3f7b81b-af0c-1174-4e17-783a354ab110 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:13:52 +0000 The DoD's latest proposal would put the newest military branch under the Department of the Air Force, according to a report. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/19/us-oks-potential-sale-patriot-missile-system-turkey.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:da81f9eb-69cf-45bc-b031-168ee31f579b Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:38:26 +0000 The sale is unconfirmed, as the country already has agreed to buy Russia's S-400 "F-35 Killer" system. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/19/coast-guards-new-icebreaker-could-take-least-6-years.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:9339f77d-329f-ecb2-5e07-04eff7cb40dc Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:30:33 +0000 A new icebreaker is at least six years from commissioning, assuming Congress funds it, the commandant says. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/18/heres-why-it-will-take-six-more-years-field-armys-new-light-tank.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:dfa4c15c-b5d1-7e49-69ba-6d3ec83c6d00 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 19:48:42 +0000 U.S. Army modernization officials defended the rapid prototyping strategy for the Mobile Protected Firepower system. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/18/trump-administration-creates-us-space-command-ahead-space-force.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:4218dbfe-c429-9b69-a9aa-72c1925f32ec Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:39:10 +0000 Pence said the command, which will be the 11th combatant command, is the stepping stone to creating a U.S. Space Force. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/17/army-taps-two-firms-build-light-tank-prototypes-infantry.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:d6789473-ed02-8d18-bde3-183a312bde17 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 00:44:17 +0000 The U.S. Army awarded contracts Monday to two defense firms to build prototypes of a new lightweight tank. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/13/navy-achieves-new-f-35-fighter-jet-milestone-uss-carl-vinson.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:9ecf40e1-2adc-f526-c9b5-1ff9a461e383 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:46:04 +0000 The Strike Fighter Squadron 147 "Argonauts" completed carrier qualifications Wednesday. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/10/air-force-debut-electronic-warfare-findings.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:b07f05f6-87ba-9528-91da-defee47f38a1 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:32:35 +0000 The service wants to understand where and how an attack manifests on the electromagnetic spectrum and how best to deny it. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/07/air-force-proposes-f-35-fighters-be-stationed-tyndall.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:85a2542a-b42c-9fba-f28e-46a241acdcd9 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 23:39:59 +0000 The U.S. Air Force plans to refurbish Tyndall in hopes of stationing three squadron's worth of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/06/navy-secretary-warns-against-trumps-plan-cut-budgets-5-percent.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:359d9df6-8a05-33f0-bcca-896e1134bee0 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:34:35 +0000 "The waste would be absolutely stunning," Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer said. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/12/03/air-force-secretary-b-21-bomber-completes-another-review-remains-schedule.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:95f72c8c-c2b7-eb1a-3f52-5ee97a549edc Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:04:07 +0000 The B-21 is on schedule, the Air Force secretary says. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/28/air-national-guard-kc-135-crews-enable-more-airstrikes-afghanistan.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:df627e01-933e-8646-a9aa-a80cfa550dcf Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:36:45 +0000 Relocating Air National Guard tankers to Kandahar has boosted airstrikes against the Taliban. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/27/navy-outlines-plan-solve-attack-submarine-shortage.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:1499c016-250f-5cc0-91f5-22fe67941fd8 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:56:30 +0000 Lawmakers on Tuesday pressed U.S. Navy officials to explain what the service is doing to fix its shortage of attack subs. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/21/saudi-coalition-down-1-2-tankers-fuel-daily-after-us-ends-refueling-mission.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:7f3e3bf4-0fb3-da88-5f36-c16502cda558 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:46:39 +0000 The Saudi-led coalition striking Houthi rebels in Yemen is losing roughly one to two tankers worth of U.S. fuel per day. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/20/skinny-space-force-budget-analyst-says-3-billion-service-possible.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:b66676e3-b5ca-da2e-d314-940cd24e9f07 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:04:59 +0000 "The added cost is a handful of F-35s," think tank analyst Todd Harrison said. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/19/b-21-raider-will-get-maintenance-support-these-2-air-force-bases.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:5f8aba9d-3161-65fd-5b70-20274be02a06 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:11:28 +0000 The Air Force has selected Edwards Air Force Base and Tinker Air Force Base for the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber program. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/16/f-35-tests-out-tech-keeps-pilots-crashing-ground.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:d6803512-f44f-9fcf-5de2-09b21be0dbc5 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:29:01 +0000 A technology that can help prevent pilots from colliding with the ground has begun its initial testing on the F-35 JSF. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/15/want-nuke-reduction-change-adversarys-behavior-stratcom-chief-says.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:5efa242c-443f-39e0-82e2-6c2cc929b1fa Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:16:15 +0000 There is a way to keep savings and cut costs when it comes to modernizing the U.S. nuclear arsenal. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/07/air-defense-operations-wont-return-tyndall-until-next-year.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:2160c575-8b30-42b2-5276-d879ac67b46e Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:03:11 +0000 The 601st Air Operations Center, known as "America's AOC," moved after Hurricane Michael laid waste to Tyndall Air Force Base. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/06/future-army-brigades-will-fight-week-without-resupply-general-says.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:cbd1c51f-01fd-7d61-86ad-b044701be204 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 18:47:55 +0000 Currently, brigade combat teams can go three days without needing to be resupplied with fuel, water, food and ammunition. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/05/russian-jet-makes-risky-intercept-navy-plane-over-black-sea-officials.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:0355893b-56eb-f3e4-87fe-27c1d3d0f392 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:25:17 +0000 A Russian Su-27 Flanker intercepted a U.S. EP-3 Aries signals reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea on Monday. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/11/02/heres-when-army-might-unveil-slogan-replace-army-strong.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:8844be5c-14bb-181b-074a-99277d8cc592 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 20:28:06 +0000 The U.S. Army may still be many months away from unveiling a new slogan to replace "Army Strong." https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/30/two-junior-marines-created-31st-meus-bold-new-logo.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:7bfc1883-c372-b4a9-e997-66642e1a08c4 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:32:23 +0000 The MEU's logo got a serious upgrade last week, created and designed by two junior Marines assigned to the unit. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/26/navy-destroys-ballistic-missile-target-successful-interceptor-test.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:f7f4f25c-98d8-aa86-a8af-f9f2f31f3d97 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:09:31 +0000 U.S. sailors aboard the USS John Finn destroyed a target with the latest version of the Standard Missile-3 interceptor. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/25/more-marine-f-35bs-likely-sidelined-over-new-safety-concerns.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:48532a6b-d8ee-56a9-839e-d9b441a498ac Thu, 25 Oct 2018 20:48:49 +0000 Some F-35s will require additional inspections after investigators identified a possible problem with two fuel supply tubes. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/24/senator-air-force-fix-hurricane-damaged-f-22s-fast.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:6be56a55-5b92-26c4-f463-54304cf639f9 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:28:41 +0000 Sen. Rubio is urging the U.S. Air Force to repair and restore the F-22s damaged during Hurricane Michael as soon as possible. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/23/senator-wont-back-down-air-forces-pricey-coffee-cups.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:8d49ac74-f78f-68be-58d4-f3c7432075be Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:14:56 +0000 Sen. Grassley is not satisfied with the service's reasoning for why it chose to spend thousands of dollars on hot cups. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/19/army-launches-new-warriors-wanted-campaign-aimed-generation-z.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:495dcbde-9eae-55f0-040c-e725dc2f93fa Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:25:40 +0000 The Army just launched a new marketing campaign called "Warriors Wanted," aimed at Generation Z. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/17/pair-navy-helicopters-collide-runway-japan.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:fff05f12-c01c-c4e1-2c1a-8fadff4395c7 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:37:42 +0000 Navy officials are investigating what led two HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters to run into each other on a runway in Japan. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/16/thunderbirds-pilot-lost-consciousness-fatal-crash-air-force-says.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:96cb1720-e8a0-8842-af7d-3f07fae8736f Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:49:55 +0000 Maj. Stephen "Cajun" Del Bagno was performing a routine "Split-S" demonstration at the time of the tragic crash. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/15/80-percent-operational-f-35s-now-cleared-flight-officials-say.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:09a500a6-433d-0afa-6819-1f7bb2bcb705 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:04:31 +0000 The Pentagon has approved more than 80 percent of its operational F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to fly again after mandated inspections from the aircraft's Joint Program Office grounded the entire fleet last week. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/12/sb1-defiant-hasnt-flown-yet-army-officials-say-theyre-not-worried.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:4f18cbd2-4f5d-bc50-d44b-160632967237 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:48:21 +0000 The Army says the Future Vertical Lift, or FVL, will produce a new family of advanced aircraft over the next decade. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/11/air-force-doles-out-23b-space-launch-contracts.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:f4b6b958-b001-0a66-0d6e-f46cf1b0fd07 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:31:02 +0000 Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, awarded $500 million for the preliminary work, will build its New Glenn Launch System. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/11/tech-firm-pitches-mini-generator-lighten-battery-load-troops.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:da044142-bb8e-a312-0bbb-dc6b7c5ed8ab Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:33:20 +0000 One soldier could serve as a recharger for the entire unit. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/10/army-see-designs-future-attack-recon-helicopters-december.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:d1685882-21d7-251f-e76d-2e217f33e08e Wed, 10 Oct 2018 21:44:27 +0000 Recent solicitations will advance the attack-reconnaissance and advanced drone programs for the Future Vertical Lift effort. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/09/pentagons-lethality-task-force-needs-more-funding-mattis-aide.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:4fde55e3-efec-e73c-0cd0-eabcbe0cc858 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:59:37 +0000 "It's not a good news story," the director of the task force created by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/10/08/army-boost-social-media-market-major-cities-after-missing-recruiting-goal.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:5e4c3a19-01c6-3ab8-17ba-bc46c72cdb9c Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:04:11 +0000 The Army is overhauling its accessions strategy after it missed its annual recruiting goal for the first time in 13 years.