The Defense Department has yet to develop a clear strategy to guide the construction, deployment and long-term management of the missile defense architecture it is building on Guam, the Government Accountability Office has determined.The office is concerned that without such a plan, the effort risks cost and schedule overruns and an infrastructure unready to accommodate the additional personnel required to operate the defensive shield. In a report released May 22, the government watchdog notes that while the Pentagon has set up organizations to manage the Guam Defense System and has now designated lead services for sustaining and operating it, there…
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Defense and veterans officials will examine post-military transition programs to see where reforms and overhauls are needed, part of a new review announced by leaders from both departments on Wednesday. The two cabinet secretaries did not specify what program changes or reforms may come from the review, but lamented that “there has been a disconnect” between the departments for too long. “Those who raise their right hand [to join the military], we train them, we equip them, we prepare them, we turn them into warfighters,” Hegseth said in the video. “That’s our job at the Defense Department. “But then when…
The Pentagon has appointed a new director of its operational test enterprise and directed a reorganization that would reduce its staff to 30 civilians, 15 military personnel and one senior leader.In a Tuesday memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the move to restructure the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, or ODOT&E, supports the Pentagon’s “America First” defense strategy. “A comprehensive internal review has identified redundant, non-essential, non-statutory functions within ODOT&E that do not support operational agility or resource efficiency, affecting our ability to rapidly and effectively deploy the best systems to the warfighter,” Hegseth said. Prior…
Ammunition Depot and Rattlesnake Tactical have partnered to design a 34-round extended magazine for double-stack 9mm Glock-pattern firearms.What’s better than a 33-round Glock mag? A 34-round Glock mag, especially when it’s reliable. That’s why Ammunition Depot and Rattlesnake Tactical put their heads together and designed this 34-round mag for any firearm that accepts double-stack 9mm Glock-pattern magazines. Whether the gun in question is a tiny Glock 26, a pistol caliber carbine or a 9mm Glock clone like the PSA Dagger featured here, the Rattlesnake Tactical mag is ready to increase its capacity.Of course, a magazine’s capacity is irrelevant unless it’s…
The Navy relieved the executive officer for unmanned and small combatants programs on Tuesday, the service said.Dr. Brett Seidel, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development & acquisition, dismissed Rear Adm. Kevin Smith as program executive officer for the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants “due to a loss of confidence based on a complaint substantiated by an Office of the Naval Inspector General investigation,” according to a release.“The Navy maintains the highest standards for leaders and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the release said.The release did not provide additional details on…
Marine Corps and Army missile systems are set to deploy to a key chokepoint in the Philippine Island chains for anti-ship drills during the military exercise known as KAMANDAG.The unmanned, anti-ship Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, and the Army’s High Mobility Rocket Artillery System will feature prominently in the exercise with their emplacement between Luzon and Taiwan, U.S. Naval Institute reported.The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment’s NMESIS is heading to Batanes, the northernmost portion of Philippine territory. The platform first reached the island of Basco and Batan for Balikatan 2025, a maritime security exercise.That was the first time the…
This article was originally published by Cassie B. at Natural News. Israel warns European allies that recognizing Palestinian statehood will trigger immediate annexation of the West Bank, including Area C. Top Israeli officials threaten to legalize illegal settlements and seize land if France or the UK unilaterally recognize Palestine. The ultimatum comes ahead of a UN conference on reviving the two-state solution, exposing Israel’s push for permanent occupation. European nations are divided, with Spain and Malta supporting recognition while Germany and Hungary oppose it. Netanyahu’s government aims to cement Jewish demographic control, leaving Palestinians fragmented as global outrage grows over…
It was supposed to be a routine mission. On April 10, 1944, Maj. Donald K. Willis, flying with the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, was tasked with escorting an Allied bombing run on a Nazi aerodrome in Gütersloh, Germany.What was expected to elicit a few hours of adrenaline, however, stretched into two months on the run.While piloting his P-38 Lightning home from his mission, one of Willis’ engines was hit by enemy flak. Navigating the sputtering plane, Willis crash landed on the coast of German-occupied Holland — in the middle of a football field … with a match still…
An anonymous source has told the Financial Times that the plan by the United Kingdom and France to put NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) troops on the ground in Ukraine is “dead.” The plan is still being pushed by some Western backers. However, the U.S. is refusing to “backstop” the idea. Luckily, the United States has turned down a request by Kiev’s European backers to provide support for the proposed mission, with President Donald Trump arguing that America should never have been involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the first place. [Financial Times article behind a paywall] According to a…
The Army has issued its policy on the separation of transgender soldiers through an initial stage of voluntary separation followed by involuntary separation.“The Army has developed a phased approach for gender dysphoria disqualification and separation from service,” an Army spokesman told Army Times. “The first phase is for individuals who want to self-identify.”Phase I ends on June 6, the policy states, while Phase II begins on June 7.The policy, posted to the service’s Human Resources Command webpage on May 22, gives commands 30 days from identification to initiate the separation process for individuals who have a “current diagnosis or history…