“Air Force” on The Daily Caller

From my first days of flying fighter jets to the time I spent slinging billions of dollars around the Pentagon in defense acquisitions, I’ve tried to understand how defense modernization spending is best accomplished. (more)

Do aliens exist? The question has occupied the curiosity of mankind for decades, if not centuries. In the meantime, man’s curiosity about extraterrestrial life has spurred numerous theories about alien visits to earth. (more)

When world leaders arrived in New York last week for meetings on the Millennium Development Goals at the United Nations, the President said that our “national security strategy recognizes development as not only a moral imperative, but a strategic and economic imperative.”  Those of us with military backgrounds agree. (more)

An HIV-positive Air Force sergeant failed to disclose his medical condition before engaging in sexual activity with a “multitude” of partners he met at “swinger” parties and through adult web sites, according to a military investigation, The Smoking Gun has learned. (more)

Severe weather has hampered the rescue operation for eight people believed to be on board a GCI-owned aircraft that crashed near Dillingham on Monday night with possible fatalities, according to state and federal officials. (more)

A Pentagon strike against Iran would rely heavily on the B-2 bomber and cruise missiles to try to destroy the regime’s ability to make nuclear weapons, analysts say, after the top U.S. military officer said a war plan is in place. (more)

Surprise U.S. Senate nominee Alvin Greene frequently mentions his 13 years of military service, but records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press show that the veteran who has called himself an “American hero” was considered a lackluster service member at best. (more)

Clovis, New Mexico – Airmen at Cannon Air Force Base could get kicked out of the military for shopping at certain stores around Clovis. (more)

In my last post, there was a discussion of developments in mid-2008 that led to promoting energy security issues to certain prominence among policy and decision makers both within the Pentagon and within the Beltway. This post assesses what has transpired in the last two years and what opportunities lie ahead for effectively addressing energy concerns. (more)

Reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan — The U.S. military often portrays its drone aircraft as high-tech marvels that can be operated seamlessly from thousands of miles away. But Pentagon accident reports reveal that the pilotless aircraft suffer from frequent system failures, computer glitches and human error. (more)

It was two years ago, the first week of July, 2008, where a symbolic seminal confluence of energy and national security concerns may have occurred. For that week, the wholesale price of crude oil reached an all-time high of over $141/barrel. (more)

In the fight over defense spending, the first round has been fought between Congress and the Pentagon. Congress won by a knockout. (more)

Republican candidate for governor Robert Bentley is getting accused on talk radio of creating the false impression that he was stationed in Vietnam while serving in the military. (more)

Our lives continue to be defined by the Cold War, even as the phrase itself has devolved into an artifact of language. (more)

In the world of aviation, X planes hold a special place. They’re a glimpse into the future, a look at what’s coming in a later generation of aircraft–and, to a degree, spacecraft as well. Over the last seven decades, they’ve been a proving ground for developments including delta wings, tailless aircraft, and supersonic flight. (more)

Nearly as many American troops at home and abroad have committed suicide this year as have been killed in combat in Afghanistan. Alarmed at the growing rate of soldiers taking their own lives, the Army has begun investigating its mental health and suicide prevention programs. (more)

DENVER (AP) — A problem that rendered as many as 10,000 U.S. military GPS receivers useless for days is a warning to safeguard a system that enemies would love to disrupt, a defense expert says. (more)

With federal red ink for April alone reaching a record $82.7 billion and the annual deficit expected to soar to an historic high of $1.56 trillion this year, Americans are fed up with wasteful spending in Washington. (more)

The White House is reassessing candidates to succeed Adm. Dennis C. Blair as director of national intelligence in the face of congressional opposition to the appointment of the administration’s leading contender, officials say. (more)

In a previous post, in recognition of National Military Month, it was discussed how our military had improved as first defenders of America’s freedoms. This post focuses on how the military, while assuring our national security, has also in unheralded fashion improved civilian society, enhancing daily lives of people and their surroundings, in health and conservation, both here and around the world. (more)