Daily Report

Aug. 31, 2016

Iran Continues to Harass US in Arabian Gulf

Iran has continued “provocative activity” in the Arabian Gulf, and the top US uniformed officer in the region is urging the country to “be the professional force they claim to be.” Iranian fast attack boats have continued to harass US...

Air Force Activates KC-46 Training Unit

The Air Force on Tuesday activated its KC-46A Formal Training Unit—the 56th Air Refueling Squadron—at Altus AFB, Okla. “It’s fitting that the 56th’s Air Refueling Squadron’s new motto, ‘Novi Aut Peri,’ is ‘innovate or perish,’ a motto that perfectly describes...

Marines Planning F-35B Deployment to CENTCOM

The Marine Corps is planning to deploy the F-35B to the US Central Command area of responsibility aboard the USS Essex, Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, head of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, told reporters Tuesday. The move will follow the...

A Laser Defense

The Marine Corps is planning to use ground vehicle-based lasers to defend against unmanned aerial systems, a top planner for the service said Tuesday. “It’s where we want to go” Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, head of Marine Corps Combat Development...

F-35 Targets Last Unmanned Phantom

The last unmanned QF-4 Phantom targeting drone flew as an F-35 target this month at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Manned Phantoms will continue to be flown through December, when the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron Detachment 1 will finish its...

North Korea Sees “Hostile Act” in Security Council Statement

North Korea this week denounced the UN Security Council’s condemnation of its recent missile launch, The Associated Press reported. A Monday statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry called the UN condemnation a “hostile act” that could lead to the “self-destruction”...