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Murray comes as some call into question the Army's entire plan for Futures Command. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/20/report-air-force-general-may-be-next-head-joint-chiefs.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:fcd50a58-ae1f-ea83-436f-b05536291ced Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:15:07 +0000 Two U.S. Air Force generals are being considered to become the military's next top general. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/15/boeing-gets-contract-upgrade-navys-blue-angels-super-hornets.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:607b4fce-2894-0e6f-f555-1ea11d416d61 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:57:19 +0000 The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are poised to soon receive new, retrofitted F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/13/mattis-oks-returning-war-trophy-balangiga-bells-philippines.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:06fe60aa-a91c-9063-8b66-c122171563c4 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:17:46 +0000 Church bells that allegedly signaled an attack on U.S. troops could be returned to the Philippines. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/09/army-secretary-wants-boost-active-duty-end-strength-above-500000.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:7f2a0b50-c819-2adf-ca1a-68ced2e3d04f Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:58:40 +0000 Adding more active-duty, Guard and Reserve soldiers is one of the Army's top priorities for 2020, Secretary Mark Esper said. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/08/navy-secretary-cyber-officers-may-be-allowed-higher-ranks.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:e53309b9-57f7-8d6e-ab75-9b8572387e09 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:24:21 +0000 The Navy and Marine Corps need to attract the right "brain power" when it comes to cybersecurity professionals, Spencer said. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/06/air-force-takes-first-steps-buy-new-light-attack-fleet.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:cbe6ed73-efee-5ca3-45c3-c657e6ad88f3 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 20:31:48 +0000 The U.S. Air Force has taken the initial steps to buy commercial, off-the-shelf aircraft for its light attack fleet. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/03/how-effective-lcs-mine-detection-package-navy-ig-disagree.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:9f4a6262-15cb-a4e7-2873-7c2568873d9d Fri, 03 Aug 2018 13:45:12 +0000 The Pentagon's watchdog agency criticized the Navy's management of a new mine detection system for its littoral combat ships. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/02/air-force-may-one-day-deliver-cargo-space-rocket-general.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:f5936474-5d98-9085-8021-d6659a7c157c Thu, 02 Aug 2018 18:57:16 +0000 U.S. troops will someday deliver cargo to forward operating locations and other bases around the world via reusable rockets. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/08/01/trumps-border-wall-could-derail-funding-new-coast-guard-icebreaker.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:228d89ed-941b-f964-b929-e71679b8e7d3 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 18:08:19 +0000 The Coast Guard's top officer said Wednesday that the U.S. can't afford to delay its presence in the Arctic. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/31/pentagon-says-space-force-report-delayed.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:023ae8f4-41fa-a043-92db-3d58f82ca8fb Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:24:25 +0000 A report due to Congress this week on how the DoD hopes to craft a future "'Space Force" has been delayed, officials said. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/30/former-secaf-airmen-will-get-lost-space-force.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:9e4a7442-080a-bc4d-fc20-cb4c6a34f10e Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:42:04 +0000 Deborah Lee James, the 23rd Air Force secretary, wants to create a combatant command for space, not a separate service. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/26/marines-are-harvesting-jltv-parts-old-humvees.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:639621aa-4963-5b23-6616-00386884e4f6 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:13:08 +0000 A harvesting effort is underway to salvage Humvee parts that can be fitted onto the JLTV. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/25/congress-fails-fund-trumps-space-force-defense-budget-bill.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:bc2d9e83-9da7-ea80-5c81-7c6074cfe96d Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:26:42 +0000 A House-Senate conference committee working on the 2019 defense budget left out money to start building the Space Force. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/24/congress-moves-closer-suspending-sales-f-35-turkey.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:7134afb1-b581-b54b-2599-419925e6318b Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:29:53 +0000 The suspension of F-35 sales to Turkey has become more likely after both the House and Senate opposed the deal. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/20/cobham-gets-pentagon-contract-develop-pilot-life-support-system.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:475fec10-5734-945b-6ad5-1ea2f9f30ba4 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:11:24 +0000 Cobham, whose breathing sensor system has been helping monitor Navy pilots, has a contract to develop a new system. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/19/boeing-pitches-f-15x-fighter-concept-us-air-force-report.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:cd2ac3a0-3ce8-3304-40cf-5b8cdfcbf868 Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:10:01 +0000 There may be a new-old fighter jet on the horizon for the U.S. Air Force. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/17/navys-fire-scout-drone-helo-may-be-sold-allied-militaries-soon.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:69eefca3-b800-4ec0-ac79-e470f7bbc81f Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:11:50 +0000 Northrop Grumman Corp. is looking to expand sales of its MQ-8C Fire Scout abroad. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/16/air-force-slowly-building-eastern-europe-usafe-commander.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:ff57ca79-fef7-869f-59a0-41ce593d1c6c Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:46:50 +0000 Building up airfields so U.S. aircraft can land safely on Europe's eastern front was not a project the Air Force predicted. https://www.military.com/2018/07/15/reversal-white-house-trade-director-skip-farnborough-airshow.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:8d29813f-3298-2d2a-9e21-cf18b5b8f2e1 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 21:01:05 +0000 Does this signal a change of U.S. objectives at world's largest gathering of aerospace and defense firms? https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/13/its-official-austin-home-new-army-futures-command.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:ca2b042d-08d4-565c-3ba4-4e043c24db2d Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:11:03 +0000 Top U.S. Army leaders on Friday announced that Austin, Texas, will be the location of its new Futures Command. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/12/why-trump-sending-key-deal-maker-farnborough-airshow.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:9a066ba8-aca3-7d2e-23ef-a4fcc6bdfcf5 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:59:01 +0000 The U.S. will send Peter Navarro, Trump's director of trade, industrial and export policy at the White House, to Farnborough. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/11/new-steel-tariffs-not-derailing-plans-355-ship-navy-yet-admiral.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:f437959d-6254-1b86-0662-0a095c951b3e Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:54:49 +0000 The Navy has seen minor cost jumps following the president's move to place steep tariffs on steel imports. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/10/next-b-52-bomb-upgrade-may-be-tough-message-china.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:d4aeb95a-2a46-df52-50c0-30616af5c435 Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:55:37 +0000 Air Force officials are looking to upgrade the B-52's bomb load at a time when the service is preparing for near-peer rivals. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/06/revised-air-force-handbook-ok-call-e-8s-senior.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:5abb5c43-e9e4-6160-7f29-e2bc6afeeefc Fri, 06 Jul 2018 19:16:41 +0000 The U.S. Air Force's new enlisted personnel handbook makes it easier to address senior master sergeants. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/05/misplaced-depot-paperwork-led-f-15-grounding-officials-say.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:d9ae2d09-d830-89b6-b100-aab6e2033532 Thu, 05 Jul 2018 21:11:43 +0000 Lost documentation on longeron inspections led wing commander to ground F-15C fleet at Oregon base. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/07/02/army-spend-450-million-upgrades-m1-tanks-strykers.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:298ac3cc-afe1-1f1c-0bc5-a7cf6a45e9c5 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:31:28 +0000 The U.S. Army recently decided to spend $451 million to upgrade M1 Abrams tanks and Stryker combat vehicles. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/28/air-force-needs-armys-help-best-russias-s-400-missile-battery.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:374d426f-f2a5-adab-9e78-7c5ea300f326 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:28:15 +0000 The Air Force needs the help of the Army to outsmart Russia's enhanced S-400 anti-air defense system, a top general said. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/27/technology-gurus-join-army-training-exercise-fort-benning.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:cc21f553-2fb0-9850-f1fd-fa24772607f2 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 22:10:38 +0000 The Army is going to put technology innovators in the woods of Fort Benning, Georgia with small combat units. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/26/tech-us-must-be-where-russia-china-are-not-air-force-scientist.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:60976799-6da3-c824-a0fb-7e1ddf438187 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:13:01 +0000 The U.S. shouldn't play catch up to Russia or China in tech development, according to the U.S. Air Force's chief scientist. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/25/kc-10-ground-emergency-under-investigation-air-force-says.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:67e3052f-8261-2673-1dfe-4d2a8e8d503b Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:32:11 +0000 The U.S. Air Force is investigating why a KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft last month had an emergency on the ground, https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/22/spacex-gets-130-million-air-force-rocket-launch-contract.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:c4cde584-70e8-3fc3-bd89-f0415668128a Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:10:49 +0000 SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rockets have been given the green light to carry the U.S. Air Force's national security satellites https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/21/marines-afghanistan-will-get-assist-mq-9-reaper-drones.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:72f4c979-50a8-b867-a3b1-6fe416563ea3 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:09:24 +0000 Reapers would allow the Marines to operate more independently rather than depending on other units for force from the air. https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/20/10000-toilet-seats-and-data-rights-air-forces-new-dilemma.html RSS Feed urn:uuid:d42f0e2b-f2dd-f58f-1a09-6f31f1cea775 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:21:30 +0000 The U.S. Air Force never expected to fly aircraft such as the Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress bomber for as long as it has.