US prepares to test launch unarmed ballistic missile from California

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to test an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on early Wednesday morning in California. The missile is scheduled to be launched between 12.01 a.m. and 6.01 a.m. local time from the Air Force's North Vandenberg Air Force Base, located nearly 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Mystery at Sea: Hearing on Nathan Carman’s insurance claim set for Aug. 7

Attorneys for the companies that insured Nathan Carman's Chicken Pox are asking a federal court in Rhode Island to leave open the possibility of questioning Carman during deposition about "his grandfather's unsolved homicide ..." "[F]urther defenses ... may become apparent later in discovery ... and [plaintiffs] anticipate that Nathan Carman's 'criminal wrongdoing' ... and 'illegality' ... will similarly bar his insurance claim," states the Plaintiff's Rule 16 Statement filed on July 31. Carman, of Vernon, spent seven days in a four-person, inflatable life raft after his fishing boat sank in September 2016. He was rescued by a freighter and brought to safety by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Forecast International: Boeing on a Roll Both Civil and Military Markets Remain Strong

Forecast International notes that recent reports of significant layoffs by Boeing have proven to be of little concern to Wall Street investors, who shrugged those actions off as an efficiency move. Not only that, Boeing stock rose dramatically to a new high last week, and during a two-day period jumped 28 points, sending the Dow Jones Average to a new all-time high.

US bombers fly over South Korea after North’s 2nd ICBM test

In this photo released by Japan Air Self Defense Force, U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, top, fly with a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2 fighter jet over Japan's southern island of Kyushu, just south of the Korean Peninsula, during a Japan-U.S. joint exercise Sunday, July 30, 2017. Japan's Defense Ministry reported the U.S. supersonic bombers flown from the Anderson Air Force Base in Guam conducted a joint exercise with South Korean Air Force over the Korean Peninsula later in the day.

The Latest: Abe, Trump agree to action against North Korea

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, left, flies with South Korean F-15K fighter jets over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Sunday, July 30, 2017. The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea following the country's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.

Coast Guard suspends search for overboard crew member on Bristol Bay fishing boat

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a fisherman on a Bristol Bay fishing boat who went overboard in Ugashik Bay Wednesday night. The Coast Guard was first notified that a crew member of the Lady Colleen had gone in the water just after midnight on Thursday morning, said Petty Officer First Class Bill Colclough.

New order at WH front and center as Kelly takes helm

Incoming White House chief of staff John Kelly's ability to instill order was on the minds of those inside and outside the Trump administration Sunday, but it remained unclear to them whether he will be able to get his underlings to snap to. President Donald Trump on Friday swapped in the homeland security secretary and retired Marine Corps general to be his chief of staff following Reince Preibus' resignation from the job last week.

New order at White House front and center as Kelly takes helm

Incoming White House chief of staff John Kelly's ability to instill order was on the minds of those inside and outside the Trump administration Sunday, but it remained unclear to them whether he will be able to get his underlings to snap to. President Donald Trump on Friday swapped in the homeland security secretary and retired Marine Corps general to be his chief of staff following Reince Preibus' resignation from the job last week.

Donald Trump’s transgender troop ban cheers social conservatives

Social conservatives are savoring a rare victory in the armed forces' long battle of the sexes, toasting President Trump's Twitter announcement that there will be no transgender troops. "The real winners are military and pro-defense voters who responded to Trump's promise to end political correctness in the military," said Elaine Donnelly, who runs the Center for Military Readiness and has long fought against using the military to test social theory.

US bombers fly over Korean peninsula a in direct responsea to North Koreaa s missile test new

The U.S. flew two bombers over the Korean peninsula Saturday in a show of force "in direct response" to North Korea's announcement that it conducted another test of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said. Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, under the command of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their South Korean and Japanese counterparts in a sequenced bilateral mission, according to a press release.