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New executive order mandates prioritizing climate change considerations throughout entire federal government. Enrique Saenz January 29, 2021 President Joe Biden has signed executive orders drawing the entire federal government into the fight against climate change. The executive orders and directives task the government with taking on the climate crisis as a national security issue, with each level of government working to reduce climate change impacts while investing in measures that will encourage the establishment of a clean energy economy. Defense installat...

By   Theresa Hitchens on January 28, 2021 at 4:31 PM Gen. James Dickinson UPDATED TO INCLUDE LINK TO THE  VISION DOCUMENT. WASHINGTON: In his new Commander’s Vision, the head of Space Command says leading the fight to prevent adversaries from disabling or destroying US space assets is his new focus. “The intended audience is both internal and external,” Army Gen. James Dickinson told me in an interview yesterday. “Internally, the objective is to set the stage for SPACECOM personnel to develop and sustain a warfighting mindset necessary for our mission challenges in this new warfig...

ANALYSIS/OPINION: Russia’s recent mass-scale cyber intelligence operation, targeting multiple government agencies, corporations and think tanks, was a catastrophic event. The Russians compromised vital U.S. infrastructure, defense and technology industries, and critical government agencies, such as the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, State, Energy and Treasury. The attackers exhibited highly sophisticated tradecraft, exceptional operational stealth, and extreme patience and determination.  What very few Americans realize is that this is but a single page out of Russian President...

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division, or NSWC IHD, isn’t known for their expansive runways; this Navy command that sits on the banks of the Potomac River does not even have a single aircraft. But that doesn’t mean the United States Air Force contingent connected to the command isn’t getting things done. In fact, it’s just the opposite. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division at NSWC IHD was recently recognized as the Air Force Material Command’s nominee for a 2020 Gears of Government Award. The team...

25 Members that deployed with the 94th Fighter Squadron returned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, from a rapid deployment in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility Dec. 19, 2020. The 94th FS practiced Agile Combat Employment, dispersing U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors manned with small maintenance support teams to various locations throughout the Pacific. While on location, they practiced hot-pit refueling from a C-130J Super Hercules and integrated with the Republic of Korea Air Force, while participating in their annual large force training exerci...