Trump overrules GOP with deal on spending, debt, Harvey aid

A day after they returned to work from their summer recess, congressional leaders met with President Trump at the White House Wednesday on issues from tax reform to hurricane Irma preparedness and disaster aid for Harvey affected areas. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump overruled congressional Republicans and his own treasury secretary Wednesday and cut a deal with Democrats to fund the government and raise the federal borrowing limit for three months, all part of an agreement to speed money to Harvey relief.

US Navy to evacuate 5,000 as military preps for Hurricane Irma

The US military has ordered the evacuation of over five thousand personnel from a Naval Air Station in Florida in preparation for Hurricane Irma. Currently, it is threatening to slam into Caribbean islands including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with "potentially catastrophic" force on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.

The US Navy is trying to make its attack submarines more lethal

Sensors, sonar, weapons control, quieting technologies, undersea drones and communications systems provide the vital arenas through which the US Navy will seek to sustain and build upon its advantage beneath the surface of the ocean. With this in mind, the Navy's Virginia-Class Attack Submarines are being upgraded with a new Tactical Control System technology to provide weapons control, improved network subsystems, and faster component modernization, a Pentagon announcement said.

Rising military tensions in Asia Pacific: how do the major players compare?

Tensions in Asia Pacific have reached ominous new levels. Flashpoints in the South and East China Seas, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait have led to a renewed arms race, as regional players look to secure dominance in the face of new and shifting challenges.

Texas edges closer to recovery after Hurrciane Harvey, key pipeline restarts

Ships enter the Port of Corpus Christi after the Coast Guard reopened the port following Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. in this August 31, 2017 handout photo. Photo - U.S. Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters Ships enter the Port of Corpus Christi after the Coast Guard reopened the port following Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. in this August 31, 2017 handout photo.

Nuclear at tack on grid could ‘cripple’ society

An E-4 advanced airborne command post is tested on a electromagnetic pulse simulator. U.S. Air Force photo North Korea has threatened to launch an electromagnetic pulse attack that could shut down the United States' power grid - causing months of blackouts that could bring society to a halt, with rampant crime and social chaos.

Piston Single Speed Record Set

Historical allies AOPA and the National Air Transportation Association are now pitted against each other in an unusual battle over... While flying back to my home airport, KAVQ, I heard this exchange from two pilots entering the non-towered airport airspace ...... If you're always flying the magenta line and arriving via pre-loaded RNAV approaches, maybe you're not working hard enough.

Many shades of the U.S. at war

I'm just back from visiting all of our key air bases in Iraq, Afghanistan and along the Persian Gulf, and I find myself wrestling with two stark contrasts: the contrast between what is happening there in the air and what is happening on the ground, and the contrast between the decency of the U.S. military personnel fighting this war and how unworthy Donald Trump - who has become our divider in chief - is to be their commander in chief. The first contrast was summed up in two wall-size digital maps at our Kuwait-based command center for the war on ISIS.

Connecticut eyes on, hearts out to Houston

All eyes were on Houston this week, and Connecticut hearts went out to the thousands of Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey. The "Flying Yankees," otherwise known as the 103rd Airlift Wing, took off for Texas in a C-130 Hercules cargo plane to help bring emergency supplies, and the U.S. Coast Guard sent a dozen reservists from the Long Island Sound sector to help.

Old Ironsides’ reopens for public visits

For the first time in more than two years -- and just in time for Labor Day weekend -- visitors to the Charlestown Navy Yard can tour the USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides," again. The world's oldest commissioned warship opened to the public Saturday morning after undergoing restoration work including the replacement of 100 hullplanks and the installation of 2,200 new copper sheets.

.com | Trump names former Navy aviator to head NASA

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday he plans to appoint James Bridenstine, a former navy pilot and Republican congressman, to head the US space agency NASA. Bridenstine, 42, who backed Trump during the US presidential campaign, had long been considered the favourite for the job of NASA administrator.

Canada preparing to deliver aid shipments for Texas hurricane victims

The federal government and the governments of Ontario and Quebec are readying relief supplies, including baby formula and cribs, for victims of hurricane Harvey. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the governments are working with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to co-ordinate the help.