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The U.S. Air Force thinks it has found something its new—and badly broken—aerial tanker actually can do. The KC-46 can’t move gas right now, but maybe soon it can move data.

Navy says sailors who decline vaccine cannot resume normal life Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 TURNING UP THE PRESSURE: Life is about to get easier for some hundreds of thousands of naval personnel who have been voluntarily vaccinated against COVID-19, while refuseniks in the fleet will continue to contend with continued restrictions on their freedom of movement and access to facilities. Because the vaccines for COVID have been approved under...

Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. 

The Joint Warfighting Concept will "envision much smaller force elements that are inherently reliant on very rapid mobility" within a theater, says TRANSCOM head Gen. Stephen Lyons.

USNI News TRANSCOM Rethinking Sealift in Future Conflict for New Study May 25, 2021 5:17 PM Expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) departs Naval Base Guam, passing the MSC expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4) and marking the start of Pacific Partnership 2019. Navy photo A military mobility study due out in June will place a greater emphasis on smaller, lower-draft vessels that will ferry supplies, troops and vehicles inside a theater, U.S. Transportati...

TRANSCOM head gives thumbs up for US Air Force to begin divesting KC-135s 4 hours ago U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Munoz refuels a KC-135 Stratotanker with a force system at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 13, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Alexandria Brun/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The head of U.S. Transportation Command signaled Tuesday he is ready to support Air Force plans to start retiring some KC-135 aerial refueling tankers. Last year, after the Air Force requested the authori...

By   Theresa Hitchens on May 19, 2021 at 3:41 PM KC-46 on Boeing factory floor WASHINGTON: A key House Armed Services Committee member yesterday vowed to use the 2022 defense authorization to address the Air Force’s “embarrassing” contract with Boeing for the troubled KC-46 tanker — as the head of Transportation Command suggested Pegasus fielding may face yet more delay. “In my estimation, the overall procurement of this ‘ commercial’ aircraft, and the penalty built into the co...

Is Marxism undermining the US military? Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION? OR MARXIST INDOCTRINATION: The decision to relieve a junior Space Force commander of his responsibilities at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, is fueling growing debate about whether Marxist ideology is poisoning the apolitical tradition of the U.S. military. In an interview on the Steve Gruber Show podcast, Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier said, “Sinc...

This week in Congress: More questions about the Afghanistan drawdown 17 hours ago U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in Southeast Afghanistan in April 2019. (Sgt. Jaerett Engeseth/Army) Congress’ review of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan continues this week with a series of hearings on the topic featuring Defense and State Department officials. On Thursday, David Helvey, acting assistant secretary of defens...

U.S. Transportation Command is preparing a proof of principle for a cyber compliance program in preparation for broad adoption of CMMC.