Tips for budgeting for the holidays
As the holidays get closer, many military families find themselves looking for ways to save money and budget appropriately for the upcoming gift-giving season. Random COVID-19 impulse buys, a downward…
Senate passes $740 billion defense policy bill with troop pay raise
U.S. troops are all but guaranteed a 3% pay raise next year under legislation that passed the Senate Thursday.
The Senate passed its version of the fisc…
These are the Air Force’s 10 most expensive planes to operate
1. E-4 Nightwatch
Global military expenditure was $1.917 trillion in 2019, rising 3.6% from 2018 and 7.2% from 2010 to reach the highest level since 1988, according to the
Our military is faced with a conflicting dichotomy. On one hand, we tout that we are the most technologically advanced military force on the planet. On the other, the Pentagon states that we need to upgrade our defenses to keep up with the looming t… NASA, you have a spacesuit problem. That was the crux of a message delivered on Sep. 6, 2019 by Sandra “Sandy” Magnus, a seasoned former astronaut, during an official meeting of spaceflight safety experts in Houston, Texas, on Sep. 6, 2019.<…
Ground combat is the US Army’s main domain, but a lot of that ground is surrounded by water. That’s why the Army’s p… The US Navy finally completed the repair work on the propulsion system on its new supercarrier, but two defense contractors are still trying to figure out who has to pay the Navy back for repairs likely to reach into the millions. Huntington I… Shipbuilders and sailors have fixed the propulsion plant problems on the USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of a new class of supercarriers that is behind schedule, over budget, and still struggling with development issues. Work on the shi… Air Force leaders are leaving no stone unturned in their search for the best industry practices and innovations to consider in rebuilding Tyndall AFB, Florida, which was devastated by Hurricane Michael in October 2018. To that end, members of …The Pentagon’s biggest enemy isn’t China or Russia
Seasoned astronaut has a big problem with NASA spacesuits
US Army considering getting rid of boats that take troops and tanks into battle
Who is going to pay for the Navy’s newly repaired supercarrier?
US Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier continues to have serious issues
Air Force taking steps towards rebuilding Tyndall AFB