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Afghan president replaces Army chief

August 12, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered Gen. Hibatullah Alizai to replace Gen. Wali Ahmadzai as the Afghan Army chief of staff, according to local media reports and an Afghan defense official who spoke to The Associated Press. The Defense Ministry official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had yet to be made public. Alizai was the commander of the…
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A note to Rep. Luria: Our US Navy is doing fine

August 11, 2021
As someone who spent 24 years in the Navy, I completely understand where Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., who spent 20 years in the Navy, is coming from when she argues that the service is constrained by budgetary and bureaucratic limitations from developing a proper maritime…
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US Army orders more Strykers with 30mm cannons from Oshkosh

August 11, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has ordered 83 more Stryker combat vehicles equipped with 30mm cannons from Oshkosh Defense worth $99 million to outfit another brigade combat team. The service selected Oshkosh in June following a competition to up-gun Double V-Hull A1…
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Sex Offender Sentenced for Stealing over $250,000 in Merchandise from Navy Exchange on Guam

August 11, 2021
The Navy Exchange on Guam is seen on July 8, 2020. (Kristine Sturkie/U.S. Navy) A former Guam Navy Exchange employee convicted of stealing over $250,000 worth of electronics was given two years in federal prison by a district court judge last week. Jesse Cruz Camacho, 57, of Harmon, Guam, pleaded guilty on April 6 to 16 counts of theft of government property, the Pacific Daily News reported at…
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Boeing’s KC-46 can now use its refueling boom for operational missions

August 10, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has started conducting operational KC-46 missions using the aircraft’s refueling boom, marking another small step forward for fielding the troubled tanker. U.S. Transportation Command can now task the Boeing KC-46 tanker to refuel C-17 cargo planes, B-52 bombers and other KC-46s using its refueling boom. Previously, the KC-46 was only permitted to use its…
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Aerospace startup gets $60M from the US Air Force to build hypersonic passenger plane

August 6, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force and several venture capital firms are making a $60 million investment in Hermeus Corporation, a Georgia-based startup that wants to develop the world’s first reusable hypersonic aircraft. The end goal: a passenger aircraft that can fly in excess of five times the speed of sound, capable of traveling from New York to Paris in 90 minutes instead of the seven…
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