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President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has selected former Obama national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council.
US Warplanes Hit Somali Rebels Days After US Troop Withdrawal Announced
In this Dec. 8, 2008 file photo, armed al-Shabab fighters on pickup trucks prepare to travel into the city, just outside Mogadishu, in Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
10 Dec 2020
U.S. aircraft carried out two strikes Thursday against a stronghold of al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab rebels in Somalia, days after President Donald Trump ordered a withdrawal of the estimated 800 U.S. troops in the East African nation, according to U.S. Africa Command. We will continue to apply pressure to the al-Shabaab network despite the drawdown, Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, AFRICOM s commander, said in a statement. They continue to undermine Somali security and need to be contained and degraded.
Air Force Takes Next Step in Efforts to Ready B-1 for Future Hypersonic Missiles
A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, releases a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile during an external release demonstration in the skies over Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 4, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Ethan Wagner)
10 Dec 2020
Weeks after the U.S. Air Force proved it could mount an advanced stealth cruise missile externally on the B-1B Lancer for the first time, it has taken the next step, test-firing an inert missile from under the B-1 s fuselage.
The 419th Flight Test Squadron out of Edwards Air Force Base, California launched a practice round of the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, known as the JASSM, from the bomber, according to a news release. The news of the test, conducted at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 4, was first reported by Defense News.
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Thursday named Susan Rice, the former national security adviser during the Obama administration, to head the White House Domestic Policy Council, among other key administration appointments.