Tom Skerritt turned 91 on August 25, 2024, and continues acting in films and TV. He has over 170 credits in all mediums including video games including many Oscar-winning films. You will most likely know him from Alien, Top Gun, M*A*S*H, Contact, A River Runs Through It, Tears of the Sun, The Dead Zone, Steel Magnolias, Picket Fences and Cheers. He has shared the screen with stars including Tom Cruise, Sigourney Weaver, Clint Eastwood, Jodie Foster, Bruce Willis, Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds, Matthew McConaughey, Nancy Allen, Elliott Gould and Robert Duvall.
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ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with his British and Australian counterparts in London this week, where they’ll set the path ahead for the AUKUS trilateral security partnership.
During those engagements — the bulk of which are set for Thursday — the secretary aims to discuss new plans to more deeply intertwine the nations’ innovation systems over the next two years to ultimately accelerate emerging technologies that will likely be needed in future fights, according to a U.S. defense official.
On April 19, 2022, the U.S. Army awarded SIG Sauer a $20.4M-contract for the Next Generation Squad Weapon. Under the contract, SIG is supplying the Army with the new XM7 rifle and XM250 automatic rifle, both chambered in the new 6.8x51mm hybrid cartridge. The weapons were issued to infantry units including the 101st Airborne Division and received resounding praise. Or did they? On the surface, military public affairs releases and news outlets that cited them shared quotes from soldiers who were impressed with the weapon’s performance.
The Marines are searching for a high-performance computer that could be deployed on MQ-9 Reaper drones with authorization to operate at the top secret/sensitive compartmented information (TS/SCI) level.
The release of a sources-sought notice Wednesday is the latest signal by the service that it wants to enhance the capabilities of the largest drone in its arsenal.
This is part two of a two-part series exploring how the Air Force is looking to modernize and reinvigorate electronic warfare within its capability portfolio. Part one can be found here.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The new commander of the Air Force’s electronic reprogramming wing wants his personnel to be able to send fixes back to operational forces less than three hours after problems are discovered.
With a live grenade about to explode during a sudden training mishap, Marine Sgt. Brett D. Meil’s only thoughts were for his student, so he threw his own body over a junior Marine just before the grenade went off.
When the grenade exploded, Meil shielded his fellow Marine from the blast and shrapnel, preventing the June training mishap at Camp Pendleton from turning deadly, Corps officials said Wednesday.
A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** This week, as wars continue to rage in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond, world leaders are convening in New York for the 79th annual United Nations General Assembly.
A no-notice test of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is provocative and unheard of. China just did one and it should be treated as an alarm. Is this a message to Tim Walz?
This is the first time since 1980 that China has fired an ICBM out into the Pacific. That was 44 years ago. Russia and the U.S. give advance warning of a test launch. China says they did, but Japan and other nations say no warning was given.
This is very provocative. Maybe China feels they did not get their money’s worth out of Biden and Hunter. Maybe China is trying to get Tim Walz’s attention.
Finland has signed a contract to acquire more Patria XA-300 6×6 APCs, enhancing the Army’s mobility through 2060.
Located on California’s Central Coast, Monterey is world-renowned for its natural beauty and ocean views. Whether you’re a Big Little Lies fan, or you get stationed at the Defense Language Institute or Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey is a great place to be stationed or to visit.
If you go for a week or a weekend, here are some of the must-see spots in the area. Be forewarned, Monterey isn’t what you might imagine when you think of a California beach town. It’s often a little overcast and temperatures run in the mid-60s.