by Dave Patterson | Sep 7, 2022 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Beijing and Moscow have let the world know they are prepared to make space a new battleground. The US Department of Defense is taking the threats above the earth’s atmosphere seriously. On Sept. 6-7, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Under Secretary...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 9, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
For decades, the Department of Defense (DOD) has struggled to establish a more efficient, less costly weapon systems acquisition process. Unfortunately, those efforts have met with mixed success. The newly formed U.S. Space Force has an opportunity to start with a...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 29, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) press office announced the launch of the “world’s first full-scale mission” to demonstrate and assess NASA’s ability to keep Earth safe from a collision with a comet, asteroid, or similar...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 7, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs
Moving cargo to anywhere on the globe, providing just-in-time strategic offloads of military gear and supplies, is not a reality yet. But visionary Air Force Research Laboratory researchers and the U.S. Transportation Command planners are thinking about it. What makes...
by Kelli Ballard | Nov 11, 2020 | Articles, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
For a few minutes on this Nov. 11, maybe we can put aside the drama of the 2020 presidential election and take a moment to honor the many brave souls who put their lives on the line to ensure our continued freedom. Since we’ve been a country, we’ve had veterans, and...