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An Air Force colonel who was fired a year ago as the commander of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio will face a court-martial on charges of having an affair and “fraternization,” the military’s term for an unethical relationship with a subordinate. After an investigation, Col. Christopher B. Meeker was charged on Oct. 25 under three articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, base officials said in a release Wednesday.
Meeker was removed from command of the 88th Air Base Wing and as the base commander of Wright-Patterson on Dec. 29, 2023 by Lt. Gen. Donna D.
Guest post by George Mcclellan
Politically, things are moving very fast in this election change-over, especially thespeed of that one unmentioned ingredient, “fear.
NYT
The devastating outcome of the 1983 game reveals that nuclear escalation inevitably spirals out of control.
F.P. Sempa, AmSpectator
Trump’s instincts need to be translated into policy by a team of foreign policy realists who share his America First agenda.
Rebecca Kheel, Military.
Naval Technology
A GAO report has found 50% of the U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault fleet is in poor condition, with the service cutting maintenance on vessels.
Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
The internal 25mm cannon on the F-35A has been beset by serious problems over the years that left it unable to shoot straight.
The Air Force is moving 800 airmen and 17 supersonic B-1 bombers from their South Dakota base for 10 months so construction crews can prepare the runway for the secretive B-21 Raider stealth bomber’s eventual arrival.
Crews with the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, outside Rapid City, have already moved at least one of the base’s B-1s to Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. The other 16 will be moved in the new year, the Air Force said in a release, once the logistics and ground equipment are in place to service them.
The geopolitical turbulence triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, Western efforts to counter Moscow, and uncertainties surrounding the future of U.S. foreign policy underscore the strategic imperative of stabilizing the South Caucasus. One of the region’s key vulnerabilities is Armenia’s closed borders and lack of diplomatic relations with two of its neighbors, Azerbaijan and Turkey. Armenia and Azerbaijan are nearing the conclusion of bilateral negotiations on a peace agreement.