by ADC | Aug 7, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Army Lt. Gen. James Dickinson has been nominated to become the deputy commander of the newly created U.S. Space Command, Defense News reported Tuesday. Dickinson, currently the commander of the Space and Missile Defense Command since 2017, will serve under Air Force...
by ADC | Aug 7, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Vice President Mike Pence announced on Twitter Tuesday that Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., which suffered extensive damage last October from Hurricane Michael, will be rebuilt so it can accommodate three new squadrons of F-35 fighter jets. “After Hurricane Michael...
by ADC | Aug 7, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Pentagon’s new Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday is expected to face a challenge ahead in assuring the long-term viability of aircraft carriers as DOD’s most expensive and strategically invaluable assets, Defense News reported Tuesday. Gilday,...
by ADC | Aug 6, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
A new DOD report issued last week details that military suicides reached their highest recorded level in 2018, adding attention to an ongoing issue that has seen a recent spike in numbers since the Pentagon began recording the data in 2001, The Washington Examiner...
by ADC | Aug 5, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) touted on Friday the panel’s quick work over the summer to approve more than 4,500 military nominees for Senate confirmation, emphasizing that more nomination approvals are ahead in September, according...