Author: andrei

The first leader of Global Strike Command? Major General Douglas Raaberg has returned to a “placeholder” job at Langley AFB, Virginia. But his experience in bomber and nuclear operations makes…

A KC-135 Stratotanker, on the ramp at Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan. U.S. forces will soon leave the country, following a Kyrgyz decision to end the basing agreement (Wikipedia photo) Wanted: an…

North Korea is apparently moving ahead with preparations for another test of its Tapeodong-2 long-range missile, which is capable of striking Alaska, Hawaii and other U.S. possessions in the Pacific.…

If you need more proof that the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear program was nothing more than pure, politicized garbage, look no further than today’s edition of the…

And she’s Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Too bad she can’t keep a secret, as the Los Angeles Times revealed: A senior U.S. lawmaker said Thursday that unmanned CIA…

Among revisionist historians, few events have received more attention than the Allied bombing of Dresden in February 1945. Today, missions flown against the German city by the U.S. Eighth Air…

As she begins her first trip as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has issued a rather mild “warning” to North Korea. Speaking with reporters en route to Tokyo–the first stop…

Still worried about a potential strike by Israeli–and looking for ways to integrate equipment more effectively–Iran has announced plans for a separate air defense force. According to the Associated Press,…

An Air Force HC-130P refuels an HH-60 Pave Hawk in flight. The USAF is now locked in a battle with a senior Pentagon official over a potential replacement for the…

During the Korean leg of her Asian visit, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went out of her way to express concerns about a potential succession crisis in North Korea. It’s…