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US Air Force upgrading Reapers for near-peer threat By Harry Lye 22 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 22nd, 2021 14:18) The US Air Force (USAF) is upgrading its Reaper uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) to make them better prepared to face near-peer threats rather than their traditional counter-terrorism mission. Share Article MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. Image: US Air Force. The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center...

  The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike capability, traditionally used for Counter-Violent Extremist Organization (C-VEO) combat operations. That mission is now shifting.     The MQ-9 is demonstrating that it is still a relevant platform as it supports new missions in United States European Command (EUCOM) and is now set to receive a suite of upgrades to allow the platform to offer a host of new capabilities for Combatant Commanders and...

More than a century ago, U.S. Navy captain Arthur Thayer Mahan argued in his seminal “The Influence of Seapower Upon History” that a maritime nation’s...

By   Theresa Hitchens on April 07, 2021 at 1:37 PM F-15EX Eagle II naming ceremony at Eglin AFB April 7, 2021 WASHINGTON: The Air Force, somewhat anti-climatically, has named its new F-15EX fighter the Eagle II, Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, military deputy to the service’s acquisition czar, announced today. The Air National Guard will be the first to receive an operational aircraft, said director Lt. Gen. Mike Loh at today’s unveiling ceremony at Eglin AFB in Florida. Loh said that the F 15...

Q: Is the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for Air Force Reservists? A: The vaccine is strongly encouraged for the health of our Air Force Reserve Forces, however it is not yet mandatory. Reservists are strongly encouraged to get the COVID vaccination. Reservists and beneficiaries will be eligible for the COVID vaccine based on the approved Phase/Tier prioritization. The COVID-19 vaccine is currently listed in all military members IMR profiles; however, it is not yet mandatory. For full details on th...

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 310th Space Wing received their first Air Force Reserve Command-provided COVID-19 vaccination injections here March 10.,

By   Theresa Hitchens on March 16, 2021 at 2:02 PM WASHINGTON: A “recently signed” Defense Intelligence Strategy prioritizes countering Russian and Chinese disinformation, including providing more timely information to Combatant Commanders to support their efforts, says Neill Tipton, director for Defense Intelligence, Collection and Special Programs. Further, he told the House Armed Services subcommittee on intelligence and special operations, DoD and the IC plan to complete an effort to...

(Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP) This story went viral on the internet over the weekend.  There are almost too many RedState stories to link them all, but you can find some here, here, here, and here. Just to cover the basic arc of the events as background, on Monday of last week, Joe Biden made a televised announcement regarding the promotion of two female Army Officers to positions of “combatant commanders” which puts them in positions with either geographic or functional missions that...

Military Leaders, Veterans Fire Back at Tucker Carlson for Comments on Women in Military By Spectrum News Staff Nationwide PUBLISHED 12:27 PM ET Mar. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:27 PM EST Mar. 12, 2021 SHARE The Pentagon and senior military leaders are firing back at Fox host Tucker Carlson for his derisive comments about women serving in the militar...

On International Women’s Day, President Joe Biden nominates two women to be 4-star Combatant Commanders after the Trump administration delayed their promotions. Former senator Claire McCaskill says it’s “unbelievable that these women had to wait.”