by Dave Patterson | Apr 3, 2020 | Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics
Space is now a threat-based national security domain. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty that proscribed the militarization of space is history, becoming all but moot when the Chinese in 2007 launched a rocket to an altitude of almost 550 miles, intercepting and destroying...
by Kelli Ballard | Mar 7, 2020 | Articles, Military Affairs, Politics, Privacy & Tech, Science
The U.S. Space Force is well on its way and right on target. It now has about half of its staff (110 out of 200) for its headquarters division. The nation’s newest branch of the military will eventually gain about 15,000 civilian and military personnel by 2024 as it...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 8, 2020 | Articles, International, International, Military Affairs, Politics, Terrorism, The Left, Trump Administration
Iran has claimed responsibility for more than a dozen missiles that were fired at two U.S. military bases in Iraq. In response to the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian government believes this is an acceptable level of retaliation, and with no actual...
by Sarah Cowgill | Dec 14, 2019 | Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics
A historic defense legislation is now officially in the books with an addition of the sixth branch of the U.S. military, the Space Force. The 3,500-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recognizes the “final frontier” of space as a warfighting domain. The...
by Sarah Cowgill | Nov 11, 2019 | Articles, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
For some, it’s a calling. Others, well, it’s in the blood. In service to this great nation, millions of regular people of valor don the uniform and stand ready to defend this land. This duty is not for the faint of heart. This duty is for the patriot, the defender of...