Army Reserve Readies For Major War: Cold Steel II

Army Reserve Readies For Major War: Cold Steel II
Army Reserve Readies For Major War: Cold Steel II

WASHINGTON: The Army Reserve is preparing 10,000 soldiers for major war with intensive training on machineguns and automatic grenade launchers. For many, these Cold Steel exercises held across the country are the first time they’ve touched such heavy weapons since basic training, said the chief of the Army Reserve, Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey. The Reserve…

Inhofe Shuts Down Talk Of SASC Succession

Inhofe Shuts Down Talk Of SASC Succession
Inhofe Shuts Down Talk Of SASC Succession

WASHINGTON: Jim Inhofe is probably the next chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee – but he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it. The Oklahoma conservative’s refusal to talk, even in private, about succeeding the ailing Sen. John McCain speaks both to Inhofe’s character and the rapidly vanishing senatorial decorum he tries to preserve.…

A-10 To Fly Til 2021; Plans To Buy More F-35As: Goldfein

A-10 To Fly Til 2021; Plans To Buy More F-35As: Goldfein
A-10 To Fly Til 2021; Plans To Buy More F-35As: Goldfein

WASHINGTON: Congressional supporters can heave a sigh of relief with word from Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein that the ugly and effective A-10 will keep flying through 2021. But Goldfein seemed to make pretty clear that the plane will probably be retired after that because Close Air Support missions can be carried out by…

Mattis Review Only Looks At F-35C Vs. Super Hornet; F-35 Cost Study Separate

Mattis Review Only Looks At F-35C Vs. Super Hornet; F-35 Cost Study Separate
Mattis Review Only Looks At F-35C Vs. Super Hornet; F-35 Cost Study Separate

WASHINGTON: Of the three variants of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, only the carrier-launched F-35C is at risk of being replaced by Boeing’s F-18 Super Hornet, the Marine Corps’s top pilot said today. It’s not on the table to substitute Hornets for either the land-based F-35A variant or the vertical-takeoff-and-landing F-35B, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy Commandant for…