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Former Air Force boss Mark Welsh named sole finalist to lead Texas A&M
Welsh retired from the Air Force in 2016 at the end of a 40-year military career.
By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
Director of operations for NORTHCOM removed
A NORTHCOM official said that Lestorti’s removal is “permanent.”
Smedley Butler, American empire & war profiteering subject of new book
The career of Marine Smedley Butler, early American empire and business in warfare.
By Todd South
Lockheed may repurpose its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile for air defense
The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile could be the next interceptor for the U.S. Army's European-deployed Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense capability, according to the U.S. defense giant.
By Jen Judson