APRIL 13, 2018, Afghanistan - Four U.S. airstrikes killed 10 ISIS-K fighters in southeastern Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Apr. 12, 2018. The strikes come six days after an airstrike killed 17 ISIS-K fighters identified by Afghan and U.S. Special Operations Forces massing in a defensive position built into the side of a mountain in Deh Bala district, Nangarhar on Apr. 6. … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2018
U.S. Faces Evolving, Emboldened Adversaries in Cyberspace
APRIL 12, 2018, Washington D.C. - As threats in cyberspace constantly evolve, the United States is facing adversaries that are increasingly sophisticated, capable and emboldened in that domain, top defense officials told lawmakers today. The cyberspace domain has “evolved dramatically” in the eight years since U.S. Cyber Command was established, Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, … [Read more...]
US Ground Fighters Must ‘Overmatch’ Enemies
APRIL 12, 2018, Arlington, VA - American ground fighters must overmatch any potential adversary, now and in the future, the leaders of the Close Combat Lethality Task Force said here yesterday. Robert Wilkie, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, and retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Scales, who serves on the task force's advisory board, spoke about the … [Read more...]
NCOs Must Keep Growing, Learning, Setting Example
APRIL 11, 2018, Washington D.C. - Noncommissioned officers have to keep growing, learning and setting the example for the American military to remain the best in the world, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a group of Air Force senior enlisted leaders here April 4. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell told the airmen that the … [Read more...]
Air Assault Unit Fights With New “lite” Networked Vehicles
APRIL 9, 2018, Fort Campbell, KY - The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) must be ready at all times to conduct rapid offensive and defensive stability operations, including Joint Forcible Entry missions, in support of global contingency operations. The unit requires expeditionary network capability that enables it to be agile, lethal and informed. To support these and … [Read more...]