Posted by Java Joe on May 15, 2025 · Leave a Comment
As the Trump administration considered ending the US missile strikes in the Red Sea, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile so close to a US F-35 the pilot had to take evasive action, a potential “absolute disaster” for the costly fighter jet.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Blue Star Museums, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Dan Grazier, Daniel Driscoll, Guantanamo Bay, Houthi, KC-130T Hercules tanker, Kim Jong Un, Merchane Marine, Rahm Emanuel, Retired ADM Lisa Franchetti, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Stephen Carmel, Stimson Center, Troy Meink, US Maritime Administration, VX-20, VX-30, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Yemen
Posted by Java Joe on May 1, 2025 · Leave a Comment
The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet when it fell overboard on Monday along with a tow tractor. In December, a Navy cruiser downed another F/A-18 fighter jet from the Truman in a friendly fire incident.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags AVIAN, David Berteau, Donald Davis, Eugene Vindman, Gabe Vasquez, George Whitesides, Jared Golden, Jim Carroll, Justin Fulcher, Kristina Wong, NavSec John Phelan, Patrick Weaver, Platform Systems Inc., Ricky Buria, Sean Parnell, Troy Meink
Posted by Java Joe on March 10, 2025 · Leave a Comment
As DoD works to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion content — photographs, stories, and online posts — from its websites and social media, the majority of the Pentagon purge targets women and minorities. The database of items to be removed includes 26,000 images.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, COVID-19, DefSec Pete Hegseth, DEI purge, Fort Benning, Freedom Shield, Gallup poll, Maryland Manufacturing 4.0, Partnership for Public Service, Platform Systems Inc., Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Space Systems Command, SpaceX, Troy Meink
Posted by Java Joe on January 30, 2025 · Leave a Comment
A USAF pilot crashed an F-35 on Tuesday during the landing phase of a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, 25 miles south of Fairbanks, AK. The pilot was able to eject from the aircraft and was in stable condition at a medical facility. The crash caused significant damage to the aircraft.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Arm, Boeing, Daniel Driscoll, DeepSeek, Doug Collins, Faroe Islands, Friends Meeting in Sandy Spring, Gov. Wes Moore, John Phelan, Liang Wenfeng, Lockheed Martin, Malta-flagged Vezhen, MGX, microsoft, Nayuta Space, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Oracle, Softbank, Troy Meink
Posted by Java Joe on January 20, 2025 · Leave a Comment
Frigid weather is moving today’s presidential inauguration indoors to the US Capitol rotunda. The swearing-in ceremony is slated to start at noon.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Blue Origin, Defense Innovation Board, DIU, Inauguration, Matthew Lohmeier, military compensation, minimum wage, National Guard, SpaceX, Troy Meink
