To coordinate strikes from space, US needs space JTACs, experts argue
Not long after airplanes were first used in war, armies realized that close air support required specialists on the ground to coordinate with the pilots. Hence the advent of forward air controllers, and later the U.S. military’s Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, or JTACs. But if you need JTACs to call in air strikes, and space-based weapons are becoming a reality, then don’t you also need special...[Read More]
Hegseth says US struck 3 alleged drug-running boats Monday, killing 14
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor. The announcement, made on social media Tuesday, marks a continued escalation in the pace of the strikes, which began in early September spaced weeks apart. This was the first time multip...[Read More]
Crews Are Safe Following Two Navy Crashes
Two Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz crashed minutes apart in the South China Sea.
Navy evacuates nearly 900 from Cuba as Hurricane Melissa approaches
The U.S. Navy relocated hundreds of nonessential personnel from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to safety over the weekend as Hurricane Melissa approaches landfall in the Caribbean, according to Naval Air Station Pensacola. Some 864 family members, civilian employees, contractors and pets were evacuated to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, on Saturday and Sunday in preparation for what weather fo...[Read More]
Navy evacuates nearly 900 from Cuba as Hurricane Melissa approaches
The U.S. Navy relocated hundreds of nonessential personnel from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to safety over the weekend as Hurricane Melissa approaches landfall in the Caribbean, according to Naval Air Station Pensacola. Some 864 family members, civilian employees, contractors and pets were evacuated to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, on Saturday and Sunday in preparation for what weather fo...[Read More]
Venezuela Moves to Cancel Energy Agreements With Trinidad After US Warship Arrives at Island Nation
Venezuela’s vice president has called for canceling energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago.
Navy Loses Two Aircraft From USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Within 30 Minutes
The Navy’s Pacific Fleet says a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other.
Marines fire HIMARS for first time near Mount Fuji
The U.S. Marines conducted a landmark training exercise which saw them fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for the first time while near the base of Mount Fuji, Japan. Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division unleashed HIMARS missiles during live-fire training at Camp Fuji on Oct. 27. Although the location has been used as a training ground for a ...[Read More]
Marines fire HIMARS for first time near Mount Fuji
The U.S. Marines conducted a landmark training exercise which saw them fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the first time while near the base of Mount Fuji, Japan. Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division unleashed HIMARS missiles during live-fire training at Camp Fuji on Oct. 27. Although the location has been used as a training ground for a wide vari...[Read More]
Marines fire HIMARS for first time near Mount Fuji
The U.S. Marines conducted a landmark training exercise which saw them fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the first time while near the base of Mount Fuji, Japan. Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division unleashed HIMARS missiles during live-fire training at Camp Fuji on Oct. 27. Although the location has been used as a training ground for a wide vari...[Read More]
Marines fire HIMARS for first time near Mount Fuji
The U.S. Marines conducted a landmark training exercise which saw them fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the first time while near the base of Mount Fuji, Japan. Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division unleashed HIMARS missiles during live-fire training at Camp Fuji on Oct. 27. Although the location has been used as a training ground for a wide vari...[Read More]
Marines fire HIMARS for first time near Mount Fuji
The U.S. Marines conducted a landmark training exercise which saw them fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the first time while near the base of Mount Fuji, Japan. Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division unleashed HIMARS missiles during live-fire training at Camp Fuji on Oct. 27. Although the location has been used as a training ground for a wide vari...[Read More]