Catherine Stevens marks Bassett Army Community Hospital 10th anniversary
Attendees sit in the shade during the Bassett Army Community Hospital 10th Anniversary Celebration on Fort Wainwright Friday morning, June 9, 2017.
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OCSO deputy was a hookeda on career by age 5
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USAF Selects the Northrop APG-83 SABR for F-16 AESA Radar Upgrade
The U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman Corporation's APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar as the active electronically scanned array for its F-16 radar upgrade. Northrop Grumman will upgrade 72 U.S. Air National Guard F-16s to meet a U.S. Northern Command Joint Emergent Operational Need for homeland defense.
Fire department, police, Coast Guard respond to sinking boat off Watch Hill Reef
Westerly - The Watch Hill Fire Department on Thursday joined the U.S. Coast Guard, Westerly police and a fishing trawler from Stonington to aid two boaters whose boat was taking on water in Block Island Sound. The two passengers of the 18-foot center console were not injured and the boat was eventually towed from its location near Watch Hill Reef by Sea Tow to Barn Island boat ramp, according to a statement from Watch Hill Fire Department Chief Robert Peacock.
House Republican: The Air Force is planning to cut three A-10 squadrons
Rep. Martha McSally said Wednesday newly announced Air Force plans show it will cut three A-10 Thunderbolt II squadrons. The Air Force told a House committee it is committed to keeping six squadrons of the so-called Warthog, a favorite of infantry troops known for its massive nose cannon.
Come home, Jeff Sessions
In this March 6, 2017 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits to make a statement at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Washington. Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 United States attorneys who were appointed during the prior presidential administration, the Justice Department said Friday, March 10, 2017.
Ultra Electronics wins A 7m UK MoD contract
Ultra Electronics said its US-based Ocean Systems business had won a $10m contract from the UK Ministry of Defence for the production of two variants of its submarine countermeasure acoustic device for the Royal Navy's submarine fleet. The SCAD 101 is a self-contained externally mounted and launched torpedo countermeasure.
NASA picks 12 new astronauts from crush of applicants
NASA chose 12 new astronauts Wednesday from its biggest pool of applicants ever, hand-picking seven men and five women who could one day fly aboard the nation's next generation of spacecraft. The astronaut class of 2017 includes doctors, scientists, engineers, pilots and military officers from Anchorage to Miami and points in between.
Diana Addendum to Time Charter with Rio Tinto
Diana Shipping, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, has agreed to extend and increase the time charter rate of the present time charter contract with Singapore-based Rio Tinto Shipping for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Sideris GS. The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels added that the contract is for a period of minimum 13 months to maximum 17 months.
Trudeau’s Massive Defense Hike Has One Very Big Catch
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's long-anticipated defense policy review, released Wednesday, promises massive military expenditures - but the navy, army and air force will have to wait for a decade to see if the promises are fulfilled. Conservative defense critic and Manitoba Member of Parliament James Bezan was quick to accuse the government of creating a military wish list that they never intend to deliver.
New Pentagon Report Finally Drags China’s Secret Sea Weapon Out Of The Shadows
The Pentagon's new report on China's developing military capabilities exposes the fighting force on the front line of China's quest to control the seas. The Chinese Maritime Militia , a paramilitary force masquerading as a civilian fishing fleet, is a weapon for gray zone aggression that has operated in the shadow of plausible deniability for years.
7 reported missing after US Navy ship collision off Japan
In this Aug. 20, 2013 photo, the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald makes its way through the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. military said the Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan and said there have been injuries.
One missing as boat capsizes off Merrimack River’s mouth
The search continues, above, for another man after the pair's boat capsized off the mouth of the Merrimack River yesterday. One man was missing at sea last night near the mouth of the Merrimack River after his boat capsized, while his companion was plucked safely from the water by rescue crews.
Trump’s Russian links will dwarf Watergate scandal: former US chief spy
The man privy to America's darkest intelligence secrets for the past six years has predicted Russian links to the Trump administration will dwarf the 1970s Watergate scandal which sunk the Nixon presidency. James Clapper was until January the US director of national intelligence - the Obama administration's eyes and ears on America's enormous surveillance community, including the CIA, NSA and elements of the FBI.
Report to Congress on Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle, Marine Personnel Carrier Programs
A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115 lands on the flight line at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Dec. 1, 2013. US Navy photo.
How the leaking of a secret NSA report on Russia unfolded
Reality Winner, a government contractor accused of leaking top secret National Security Agency intelligence on Russia's alleged interference in last year's election, was arrested on Monday, according to court documents filed in the case. Within hours of the arrest, the Department of Justice announced she had been charged with removing classified material from the government facility where she worked and mailing it to a news outlet.
Weather Affected D-Day Planning, Invasion
Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division lands on Omaha Beach in Normandy from the U.S Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase June 6, 1944. Also known as Operation Overlord, the invasion on June 6, 1944, consisted of 150,000 Allied troops pushing onshore during the pre-dawn hours in less-than ideal weather.
Japan, US Navy order $42M in sub-hunting sonars from Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Navy and Japan will buy an additional $42 million worth of submarine-hunting sonar systems from Lockheed Martin's plant in suburban Syracuse, according to Pentagon officials. The deal confirmed by Lockheed Martin officials Monday is at least the fourth option exercised by the Navy on a contract worth up to $199 million for TB-37 multi-function towed arrays.
Lawmakers Ask Supreme Court to Weigh Veterans’ vs. Employers’ Rights in Workplace
Nineteen lawmakers are testing their luck at the Supreme Court, asking the justices to take up a case on whether military reservists' unfair dismissal claims can be forced into arbitration by their civilian bosses. Because the case involves veterans' rights, the legislators say they are hopeful the Supreme Court of John Roberts will temper its usual affinity for agreements waiving employees' right to sue.
Solar panels renewable energy project dedicated at Fort Hood
Military officials say the Army's first hybrid renewable energy project that includes both off and on-post power generation has been dedicated in Texas. Ground was broken in early 2016 at Fort Hood for the Department of Defense-related project.