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If industry can "turn this into a human transport mechanism -- which some of the companies are talking about doing -- sure the DoD would be interested in exploring options for that, just as we do with the airlines, and the shipping industries today,"AFRL's Program Manager Greg Spanjers said. By Theresa Hitchens on June 04, 2021 at 4:04 PM
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.
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 contract requiring minimum orders of deficient airplanes, is at best procurement malpractice, or at wo...
Joseph Maguire. A copy of the unclassified letter was obtained by Inside the Ring. The letter urged the DNI to use intelligence to counter enemy coercion and subversion and help the American military “win without fighting” by engaging in similar gray zone warfare against China and Russia. Specifically, the commanders asked for “ammunition in the ongoing war of narratives” by releasing intelligence that the military can use publicly. “The main battlespace for this struggle is largely in the public domain,” says the letter, organized by then-Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Philip S...
Biden's pick to be the US Coast Guard's second in command could be the service's first female 4-star admiral rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell) © USCG photo Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Coast Guard Pacific Area commander, speaks with Coast Guard officers while underway in Auke Bay, Alaska. USCG photo President Joe Biden has nominated Vice Adm. Linda Fagan to be the next vice commandant of the Coast Guard. If confirmed, she will be the service's first woman four-star admiral. The Biden administration has put importance on elevating women in the armed forces. President J...