President Donald Trump signed a directive on Tuesday laying out his administration’s long-awaited plans for a Space Force. “This afternoon the President is going to sign the Space Directive, Policy Directive that will establish the Space Force and give presidential direction to establish the Space Force within the Department of the Air Force,” Gen. David…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen The Air Force has known about problems with the F-35’s oxygen system since 2011, the service announced Thursday. More than a dozen pilots have experienced oxygen deprivation known as hypoxia or “physiological events” since 2011, Capt. Mark Graff, Air Force spokesman for the Air Force, told Military.com. There…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen The Air Force has lifted weight restrictions for F-35A pilots after correcting a design issue that could cause a pilot’s neck to break when the emergency ejection seat deployed. Technicians made two changes to the ejection seat system that made it possible to lift the weight restrictions, the Air Force said Monday….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett An Air Force captain has been arrested for soliciting sex from a 14-year-old as part of a broader six-day effort by authorities to break up underground prostitution. Deputies from Polk County, Fla., stated that Air Force Capt. Dirk Watson, 32, was arrested Saturday evening after heading to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Air Force should implement a buddy system to help combat sexual assaults among trainees, suggested Sen. Joni Ernst Wednesday. Ernst sent a letter to Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander of the U.S. Air Force 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, outlining her suggestion….
By Robert Donachie President-elect Donald Trump came out swinging at the Pentagon Monday morning, and prominent defense contract companies are taking hits in the market as a result. “The F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th,” Trump tweeted out to…
UPDATE: This now appears to have been part of a drill. The tweet made by Andrews gave no indication that it was part of a drill and caused many media outlets to report that there was indeed a shooter at the base. Who would tweet such an inciting message with no clarification and cause many…
Russ Read Police responded to an active shooter situation at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas Friday. A local sheriff has confirmed that at least two people have been killed, although more may be injured. The Associated Press has reported that the attack may have been a murder-suicide. Reports of an active shooter at Joint…
By Jonah Bennett Retired British Army officer Col. Richard Kemp argued in a Tuesday editorial for the Telegraph that opening combat roles to women is a mistake that will result in blood and lowered standards for the military. The British Ministry of Defence is conducting a full-scale review of the physical fitness standards to determine whether or…
By Luke Rosiak An Illinois veteran in distress called the Department of Veterans Affairs’ suicide hotline in July 2015, but no one picked up. So, he laid down on nearby train tracks and waited for death. The body of 30-year old Thomas Young was found July 23, 2015 after being struck by a Metra train outside…