Daily Report

Aug. 25, 2016

GAO Slams A-10 Divestment Planning

Pentagon and Air Force planners do not have a clear understanding of the A-10-divestment implications, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Wednesday. As a result it’s unclear how effective the service’s mitigation strategies will be, the GAO...

Provocation and Cooperation

North Korea launched another ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan Tuesday. US Strategic Command tracked what it assessed to be a KN-11 missile launched by a submarine off the coast of Sinpo, North Korea, at 3:29 p.m. Central Daylight...

Engine Failure Led to F-16 Crash

An unrecoverable engine malfunction caused an F-16 assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, to crash in August 2015, USAFE-AFAFRICA investigators found. The investigators concluded a structural failure of the bearing cage within the lower governor ballhead...

Army Identifies Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

The Army on Wednesday identified the soldier killed in a Tuesday improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan as SSgt. Matthew V. Thompson, 28, of Irvine, Calif. Thompson was assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces group (Airborne) at...

Kerry to Meet With Russia on Syria Effort

Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to continue talks on military cooperation in Syria, a discussion that Kerry has said is nearing an end. Kerry and Lavrov will meet over Kerry’s two-day visit...

Turkey Kicks Off Anti-ISIS Effort in Syria

Turkey on Wednesday kicked off its largest offensive targeting ISIS in Syria, using artillery, aircraft, and special operations to take the Syrian border village of Jerablus. The offensive, which Turkey has called Operation Euphrates Shield, kicked off before dawn on...

Lightning in Japan

Ten F-35Bs will deploy to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in January 2017, a Pentagon official confirmed Wednesday. The deployment, reported by the Kyodo news service, will be the first overseas deployment for the F-35B, the first squadron of...

B-52 Deploys to Slovakia

A B-52 from the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., deployed Tuesday to take part in a Slovak air show. The bomber will participate as a static display in the Slovak International Air Fest at Sliac AB, Slovakia, Aug....

New Cyberspace Group Activates

The 175th Cyberspace Operations Group was activated on Sunday during a ceremony at Warfield ANGB, Md., according to a release. The group will consist of three cyberspace operations squadrons, an operations support squadron, and intelligence squadron. Also during the ceremony,...

Boeing Developing Firefighting Shells

Boeing has filed a patent application for a 155mm shell filled with flame suppressant to assist crews in fighting wildfires, Defense One reported. It is estimated the shells, which would feature a trigger for releasing their payload near a fire...