Archive for September, 2013

Cato’s Benjamin H. Friedman and MIT professor emeritus Harvey M. Sapolsky take note of a proposal to trim the number of DoD combatant commands from six to four — and argue that’s …

F-104A Starfighters were to be used to train Air Force space pilots.

From the archive: September 29, 1962

Lockheed Starfighter Gets Space Mission

Three Lockheed F-104A Starfighters will be specially equipped with …

The Defense Department considered axing the 1st Armored Division in 1957.

From the archive: September 28, 1957

Manpower Reductions

Secretary Charles E. Wilson’s order for a military manpower cutback to 2,600,000 will …

Roughly 12,000 troops have been pulled out of Afghanistan in the last several months, part of a shift in strategy away from regular combat and toward a support role.  The reduction in …

Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., decided that the confirmation process for a new Air Force secretary is a good time to fight the potential mothballing of the A-10.  Ayotte’s office decided to put …

The Stimson Center took a crack at finding savings in the Pentagon’s budget that would help the agency manage the budget squeeze.  Their conclusion: Focus on cutting benefits and slowing some weapons …

Michael Hoffman and Kris Osborn report that “Navy and Air Force personnel with the AirSea Battle office are in the early phases of putting some substance to the concept.” (DoD Buzz via …

The onslaught of cyber attacks out of China isn’t new, but it seems the targets are becoming more focused.  A coordinated effort to steal design data on US drones has been in …

Wounded U.S. soldiers at Santa Mesa, Manila, 1899.

From the archive: September 23, 1899

Editor’s note: As the U.S. tried to take control of the Philippines in the wake of the Spanish-American …

Nike Hercules surface-to-air missiles at Fort Hancock, N.J.

From the archive: September 21, 1957

WAC Tested for Missile Billets

The Army has launched a test to find out if women soldiers can …