KC-46A Program May Have Cost Issues
Gen. Norton Schwartz, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, often cites the KC-46 air refueling aircraft as one of …
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U.S. Coast Guard District 1 – Protect, Save, Defend, and Enforce
U.S. Coast Guard District 1, headquartered in Boston, Mass., is one of the few districts that routinely performs all 11 …
Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
In service since 2001, the six-wheel, 7-ton, all-terrain Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck is a popular Marine Corps workhorse. …
AT-6 Texan II Is Dropped from Air Force Competition
The status of the U.S. Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) competition is unclear after the service dropped the AT-6 …
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s Thanksgiving Day Message
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta offered his gratitude to service members and their families in a Thanksgiving message Nov. 22, …
VOW to Hire Heroes Act: Job Assistance
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Obama administration and Congress have agreed on one element of the president’s jobs …
The National Security Cutter: A Critical Asset in Homeland and Regional Security
The national security cutter (NSC) has come of age and is taking the U.S. Coast Guard operations at sea to …
Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC)
Despite the cancellation of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program, the Marine Corps has reaffirmed a requirement for a new …
Sequestration: What’s Next?
As virtually everyone now knows, the congressional super committee’s abject failure to reach a deficit reduction agreement has triggered “sequestration.” …
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a major U.S. Army-Marine Corps acquisition program for a new-generation wheeled vehicle that …