M/V Seaman Guard Ohio Remains Detained in Indian Port
The Sierra Leone-flagged M/V Seaman Guard Ohio, chartered by Washington, D.C.-based AdvanFort International, reportedly carrying 10 crew members and 25 …
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The Civil Air Patrol Fosters STEM With CubeSat Balloon Launch
The Civil Air Patrol’s Fort McHenry Composite Squadron (MER-MD-140) launch of an Orbit Logic CubeSat on Oct. 20, achieved scientific …
Arctic Ocean Opening for Business: Less Ice Means More Access
When experts, scientists, and policy makers met in Washington, D.C., for the 5th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminished …
Jeh C. Johnson, New DHS Secretary Nominee, Awaits Senate Confirmation
Former Pentagon official Jeh C. Johnson is President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next secretary of the Department of …
BAE Systems’ Sealy Plant Closure Causes JLTV Ripples
The Oct. 15, 2013 announcement that BAE Systems would be closing its vehicle production facility in Sealy, Texas, is causing …
Air Force May Scrap Entire A-10 Fleet
Will the U.S. Air Force shed an entire fleet of aircraft to cope with the budget-cutting process known as sequestration?…
U.S. Army Explores Combined Active Protection System and Hostile Fire Detection
In a recently released request for information (RFI), the U.S. Army has expressed interest in identifying potential sources for development …
Nuclear Force Flag Officers Fired
A two-star general in charge of all U.S. Air Force nuclear missiles was fired October 11 following a probe into …
Intelligence in the Digital Age: Authorizing NSA Espionage
It is only recently that the public has become aware of the federal government’s vast intelligence gathering capabilities. The National …
Merchant Marine Academy Closed Due to Government Shutdown
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) website has a simple message: “Due to a lapse in funding, the U.S. Merchant …