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18 Apr 2021 Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) blasted a Democrat colleague for suggesting as much as ten percent of the military could be white supremacists or adhere to “extremist ideology.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) queried two top military commanders during a recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on how many white supremacists and extremists they believe are in the military, adding, “It may be a small percentage, under ten percent. But that’s a large percentage, in terms of its...

By Lauren C. Williams   U.S. Transportation Command is preparing a test program for cyber compliance to hold commercial partners accountable for supply chain risks in preparation for broad adoption of the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, FCW has learned.  “This effort is intended to meet an interim need in advance of the full implementation of CMMC,” Laura Fogerty, spokesperson for U.S. Transportation Command, confirmed to FCW.  Requirements for ...

News From Antiwar.com Top US/NATO Commander Prepared to Use ‘Full Weight of the Transatlantic Alliance’ Against Russia and China General Tod Wolters, the dual-hatted top commander of U.S. European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 13 as part of a review of the 2022 Pentagon authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program. He appeared primarily in his first capacity, though the two roles are coterm...

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan had criticized a suggestion made by a colleague that nearly 10% of America’s military service members may ascribe to ideology labeled “violent extremist” or “white supremacist”. If the claim turned out to be true, a press release from Sen. Sullivan says that claim would amount to over 200,000 military personnel.   In a corresponding video posted to his website, Sullivan, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a Marine Corps Reserve Colonel...

Overnight Defense: Biden nominating first female Army secretary | Israel gets tough on Iran amid nuclear talks | Armys top enlisted soldier very proud of officer pepper sprayed by police Rebecca Kheel © Getty Images Then-Defense Undersecretary for Policy Christine Wormuth testifies at a House Armed Services Full Committee hearing in 2015 Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. Im Rebecca Kheel, and heres your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on...

Priscilla Ann (Batson) Wentworth. SEARSPORT — Priscilla Ann (Batson) Wentworth died peacefully on March 29, 2021 at home, in Searsport, Maine with her husband and their two daughters by her side. She was born May 30, 1952 to Mary Elizabeth (Bates) and Donald Edward Batson in Lynn, Massachusetts. The family spent most of her childhood in Georgetown, Massachusetts where she and her three siblings attended school. In 1970, Priscilla moved to Maine to attend the University of Southern Maine (Gor...

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The KC-46 tanker’s most infamous problem isn’t the one that impacts pilots the most March 12 Capt. Wesley Cobb, 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, conducts an aerial refueling from a KC-46 from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Feb. 20, 2021. (Senior Airman Mikayla Heineck/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is on its way to ameliorating a technical glitch that has left KC-46 tanker pilots waiting to take off, sometimes for hours, as a key system starts up. The problem revolve...

Davy crisis: Firm shuts bond desk, says no one linked to controversial deal is still at firm NTMA earlier pulled Davy’s ability to act as primary dealer of Government bonds Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 04:45 Updated: Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 19:47   Davy said on Monday evening that it had closed its bond desk, resulting in four redundancies, as it raced to contain a growing crisis triggered by a €4.1 million Central Bank fine and rebuke over breaches of market rules in relation to a 2014 bond deal...

How can the Pentagon keep pace with Chinese defense modernization amid expected flat budgets? One answer being floated is: “Divest legacy equipment to fund innovative solutions." Public proponents of this approach include two Joint Chiefs, Congress, and the new administration. But divestment can be unexpectedly difficult. Often the best-laid plans fail in the face of Congressional opposition linked to loss of jobs. It’s also complicated. Assigning equipment to the legacy category requires a...