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Air Force secretary nominee pledges to focus on nuclear modernization
Air Force Secretary nominee Troy Meink said he would review the report on the LGM-35A Sentinel that followed its severe cost projection overruns.
North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in sixth launch in 2022
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons were launched from an eastern coastal area, but it didn’t immediately say how far they flew.
Covid surge delayed release of VA’s recommendations for facility closings, expansions
The report was due out on Jan. 31 but will be delayed by six weeks.
China denies US report it’s rapidly growing its nuclear arms
A senior Chinese arms control official denied Tuesday that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal.
The U.S. military’s biggest stories of 2021
From the Capitol riot to the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, national security stories dominated discussions in 2021 as the world began to move beyond the pandemic.
By Military Times staff
Defense bill orders Biden nuclear briefing for Congress on probing allies
Congress would get a window into pleas from allies to the Biden administration not to change policy on the use of nuclear weapons under language in the new compromise defense policy bill.
By Joe Gould
Performance reviews to vet airmen’s leadership skills starting in March
The Air Force wants its members to be good at their jobs as well as good people.
Vice chief nominee pledges to drive acquisition reforms
President Joe Biden’s nominee for vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs pledged to continue his predecessor’s efforts to reform the beleaguered joint requirements process during his confirmation hearing.
By Joe Gould
Military justice reform must ensure Special Victim prosecutors are under civilian control
Without this, a decade’s effort at military justice reform will be in jeopardy.
By Jackie Speier and Lynn Rosenthal
Veterans of US atomic age deserve compensation
Many veterans of U.S. nuclear tests suffered their own illnesses and ailments.
By Francis Lincoln Grahlfs