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Pentagon leaders held back recommendations until after the election.

Under a Biden administration, the nominations are expected to go from the Pentagon to the White House within weeks and then to the Senate for approval.

"I didn't want their promotions derailed," Trump's former defense secretary said of the nominations for the two women.

How safe is it to fly? This remains a troubling question. The hopes of airlines for a rebound in travel after an initial collapse ran up against a resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 around the world starting in late 2020. Overall, the demand for flights fell in 2020 by a record 66%, as measured by the number of kilometers traveled by paying passengers, according to the International Air Transport Association. Quarantines and travel restrictions account for much of the slide, but in addition, would-be pass

How safe is it to fly? This remains a troubling question. The hopes of airlines for a rebound in travel after an initial collapse ran up against a resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 around the world starting in late 2020. Overall, the demand for flights fell in 2020 by a record 66%, as measured by the number of kilometers traveled by paying passengers, according to the International Air Transport Association. Quarantines and travel restrictions account for much of the slide, but in addition, would-be pass

By   Theresa Hitchens on December 14, 2020 at 2:15 PM SpaceX’s Starship already is being eyed by TRANSCOM for point-to-point transport. WASHINGTON: The Air Force is pushing out a rash of new initiatives to harvest cutting-edge commercial tech, including an effort to kick open new markets for next-generation space systems. The ‘Space Prime’ effort is being modeled on the service’s high-profile Agility Prime project to ‘prime the pump’ for commercial use of ‘flying cars’ — el...

Emptied the barn door and even sebts seventh an aircraft carrier. but for some reason weve spent eight days to do what we should have done on the second day and that was to appoint a marine buddy, all on the east coast, that could have done the same thing. we need to make sure next year when hurricane season comes around, all three of those components including the air force is ready to lead a joint task force in behind a category 3 or higher storm. we need to fix this. they need to scale up, br...

General paul sillva, a vice chairman with 35 years of military service as a pilot and commander. as leader of air mobility command he earned a reputation for change and innovation. i understand when it was time to deliver the final c-17 to the air force paul went to the cockpit and helped fly it himself. as head of transportation command hes been committed to the partnerships whether a core principal of our national security strategy, whether supplying our joint force around the world, in operat...

Service. in general paul si almost va, we have a vice chairman with 35 years of military service, as both a pilot and commander. as leader of air mobility command, he earned a reputation as a force for change and innovation. i understand when it was time to deliver the final c-17 to the air force, paul went to the cockpit and helped fly it himself. as head of transportation command, he has been committed to the partnerships that are a core principle of our national security strategy whether it i...