Deputy Commander of MARSOC Col. Mike Sweeney
Col. Mike Sweeney, deputy commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, speaks during the USSOCOM Component Commander Panel …
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Cybersecurity and Sequestration
When sequestration hit on March 1, it couldn’t have happened at a worse time for federal employees charged with protecting …
The 2014 Defense Budget Request: Another Whack at Personnel Costs
On April 10, when the Department of Defense (DoD) finally released its 2014 Defense budget request, there was one thing …
Worldwide Aerospace Upgrade Programs
During a media availability in Hawaii on Nov. 12, 2012, then-Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta was asked for his …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Air-Sea Battle Concept and Aegis BMD
In an article in Foreign Policy in October 2012, “100% Right 0% of the Time,” Micah Zenko quoted Secretary of …
POW Escape from Davao, Part 2
On the morning of April 4, 1943, two POW work details made up of Lt. Cmdr. Melvyn H. McCoy, U.S. …
XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit Heads to Afghanistan
U.S. Army representatives have highlighted the delivery of a new combat capability into Afghanistan in time for that theater’s traditional …
POW Escape from Davao, Part 1
April 1943 would become a landmark month in the history of prisoners of war (POWs). In Stalag Luft III, a …
The 2014 Defense Budget Request Invites a New Round of Head-scratching
When the Obama Administration finally released its 2014 budget proposal on April 10 – more then two months later than …
Sequestration Affects Military Families
After the sequestration hammer fell on March 1, Congress immediately began considering options for cushioning the blow to some federal …