Tag: pentagon
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Pentagon identifies first U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war
WASHINGTON • The U.S. military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran as the Trump administration warned the intensifying conflict would lead to more American casualties. Among six U.S. military deaths so far, the four soldiers were members of an Iowa unit of the U.S. Army Reserve.…
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U.S. to build a training facility for Qatari pilots
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. Hegseth, who made the announcement during a visit by Qatar’s defense minister, said the facility to be built at…
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First responders in the Pikes Peak region remember 9/11
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From climbing the Incline in full gear to biking across the country, first responders in the Pikes Peak region dedicated their mornings to remembering the 343 firefighters lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Hundreds of first responders and military personnel met at the…
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First, only Latina two-star U.S. general to speak at Colorado Springs event
As a plucky 13-year-old, Maj. Gen. Linda Urrutia-Varhall watched Air Force Academy cadets do noon meal formation during a visit with her family, and proclaimed her future. “I got caught up in the moment,” said the Colorado Springs resident. “I pointed at the cadets and said I’ll be down there one day.” But it was…
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Analysis: Pentagon lays out golden rule for satellites, treaty should follow | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a Pentagon memo released in July, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the military to play nice in space. The memo changes nothing for the American military, which has managed satellite constellations for generations. But it does send a clear American message to allies, rivals…
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Analysis: Pentagon lays out golden rule for satellites, treaty should follow | Tom Roeder
In a Pentagon memo released in July, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the military to play nice in space. The memo changes nothing for the American military, which has managed satellite constellations for generations. But it does send a clear American message to allies, rivals and the vast crowd of commercial enterprises elbowing their way…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum accompanying its version of the Defense Department budget. The committee,…
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Generals put stars behind effort to keep Space Command in Colorado
Six months after the Trump administration spurned Colorado as the permanent home for U.S. Space Command, a campaign to reverse the decision to send it to Huntsville, Ala., continues to grow. The latest to lend their names to the effort are retired Air Force Gen. Ed Eberhart, who led the last iteration of U.S. Space…
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Generals put stars behind effort to keep Space Command in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six months after the Trump administration spurned Colorado as the permanent home for U.S. Space Command, a campaign to reverse the decision to send it to Huntsville, Ala., continues to grow. The latest to lend their names to the effort are retired Air Force Gen.…