Raymond Tapped as First Leader of US Space Command
Harrigian Tapped to Lead USAFE
Guard Director Calls for More C-130Js as Fleet of H-Models Continues to Age
Guard Calls for More Upgraded Radars on F-16s
Reprogramming Opens Rift Between Pentagon, House Lawmakers
MDA Conducts Successful ICBM Interceptor Salvo Test
African Lion Kicks Off in Morocco, Tunisia
McConville Nominated as Army Chief of Staff
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville was nominated to lead the service on Monday, according to the Senate. After serving as vice chief for nearly two years, he will replace Gen. Mark Milley, who is leaving the top Army post to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Senate will consider McConville for Chief of Staff as the Army overhauls its modernization enterprise and amid reports that Army money will be redirected to pay for fencing along America’s southern border. —Rachel S. Cohen
RADAR SWEEP
OPINION: The Air Force Wants More F-35s In FY 2020: Congress Needs To Step In
Retired Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula, dean of AFA’s Mitchell Institute writes: The Air Force presently has only 186 F-22s and approximately 175 F-35s. That inventory is woefully inadequate to meet moderate combat demands, let alone a potential North Korean conflict simultaneous with a requirement to check Russian aggression in Europe or Chinese aggression in East Asia. What was once “tomorrow’s threat” is now today’s reality. Deterring the ambitions of modern adversaries demands a fighter force inventory properly sized and infused with advanced fifth-generation capabilities. Forbes
Pease Salutes Final Departure of KC-135 Refueling Tanker, The Military’s Oldest Plane
Pease Air National Guard Base said goodbye to the oldest individual plane in the U.S. military’s inventory Sunday. New Hampshire Public Radio
If Your Military Housing is Contaminated, Who Pays Your Mold-Related Expenses?
After six months of living with mold, amid concerns about their children’s ongoing medical issues that began after they moved into their house, Traci Lenz and her Air Force husband moved off base in January. Military Times
Raytheon to Develop ASARS-2B Radar for USAF’s U-2 Aircraft
Raytheon has received a $320m undefined contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to develop a version of the advanced synthetic aperture radar (ASARS-2B) for the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft. Airforce-technology
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Russian MOD Releases Video of Su-27 Fighter Jets intercepting US B-52 bombers over Baltic Sea
The footage follows a statement released by Russian MOD earlier in the day stating that the Russian fighters had spotted two US planes flying at “a considerable distance from the Russian state border.” After that, the aircraft were escorted by Russian Su-27 fighter jets. Fighter Jets World