Combatant Commander

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Combatant Commander

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. Department of Defense to Increasingly Rely on Commercial Off-the-Shelf Aircraft, Notes Frost & PR Newswire

/PRNewswire/ -- As Department of Defense (DoD) spending decreases, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) aircraft will become more important to future programs. While growth in the market will be limited, use of COTS aircraft will allow for significant savings ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: US Department of Defense, Frost & Sullivan, Visionary, Blades (United States), Jeannette (United States)

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

USCENTCOM US Central Command

1st AD troops, aligned with CENTCOM, ready for Eager Lion kick-off

) -- About 100 Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division are now in Jordan -- within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility -- as part of an advance headquarters element that will pave the way for follow-on Soldiers in the June "Eager Lion" exercise ... [Published United States Army - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: USCENTCOM US Central Command, Eager Lion, 1st Armored Division, Jordan, Combatant Commander

First reported Jun 01 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 1 reports

With drawdown in Afghanistan, Army regional alignments likely to increase

Sgt. 1st Class Grady Hyatt, with U.S. Army Africa, leads an after-action review with soldiers of the Ghana Army. Hyatt was in Africa as part of the Army's "regionally aligned forces" concept, meant to pair Army uni[removed];ts with combatant commanders ... [Published United States Army - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: Drawdown, Combatant Commander, Ghana Army, Afghanistan, Combatant Command

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

The $4 billion shipbuilding gap

The Navy faces a major shortfall in its shipbuilding budget in the decade ahead. While 10 years sounds like a lifetime in a town that alters its strategic planning on an annual basis, building a Navy of sufficient size and capability is a generational ... [Published Politico - May 22 2013]

Entities: Shipbuilding, Combatant Commander, Congressional Budget Office, Sequestration

First reported Mar 15 2013 - Updated Mar 15 2013 - 1 reports

Stavridis Spotlights Top National Security Issues

Asked by Congress where the United States needs to focus attention to promote its national security interests, the longest-serving U.S. combatant commander cited three areas: cyberspace, trafficking and special operations. ... [Published American Forces Press Service News Feed - Mar 15 2013]

Entities: National Security, Combatant Commander, National Security Interests, Special Operations, Cyberspace

First reported Mar 03 2013 - Updated Mar 03 2013 - 1 reports

Just Say No to Defense Cuts

William Kristol, Weekly StandardGet alerts when there is a new article that might interest you.President Obama is an appalling commander in chief. In the last couple of months alone, he's selected and muscled through the Senate the least qualified ... [Published RealClearPolitics - Homepage - Mar 03 2013]

Entities: James Mattis, Combatant Commander, Bill Kristol

First reported Feb 25 2013 - Updated Feb 25 2013 - 1 reports

'America's Kinder, Gentler Department of Defense'

Mackubin Owens, writing in the Wall Street Journal: The Department of Defense faces some stark choices in the future due to the threat of sequestration. But the continual sounds of shoes dropping at the Pentagon suggest that the sequester may be the least ... [Published The Weekly Standard Blog - Feb 25 2013]

Entities: James Mattis, Department of Defense, Kinder (United States)

First reported Feb 17 2013 - Updated Feb 17 2013 - 1 reports

‘Unity of effort’ critical to Army’s future effectiveness

CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa. (Army News Service, Feb. 15, 2013) — If one overarching theme came out of the Winter Wargame Unified Quest 2013, it was the need for greater “unity of effort” between the Army and its joint and coalition partners, according ... [Published militaryfeed.com - Feb 17 2013]

Entities: Keith Walker, Military/Armed Forces, Combatant Commander, Combat Power, Joint Staff

First reported Feb 13 2013 - Updated Feb 13 2013 - 1 reports

Welsh: Sequestration will ‘undermine’ readiness

Welsh: Sequestration will ‘undermine’ readiness Posted 2/13/2013 Email storyPrint story by Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service 2/13/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Unprecedented budget factors have placed the nation’s defense strategy ... [Published militaryfeed.com - Feb 13 2013]

Entities: Sequestration, Martin Dempsey, Combatant Commander, Home Station

First reported Feb 05 2013 - Updated Feb 05 2013 - 1 reports

Navy Reduces Fleet Goals to 306 Ships

The U.S. Navy has cut fleet goals from 313 ships to 306 . Much of this reduction is due to a cutback in the number of littoral combat ships (LCS), small vessels designed for shallow coastal engagements, which the Navy says aren't needed as much ... [Published Breitbart Feed - Feb 05 2013]

Entities: US Navy, Combatant Commander, Capital Hill Plc, USAFRICACOM US Africa Command

First reported Jan 20 2013 - Updated Jan 20 2013 - 1 reports

Stennis Sailors Run for Fun

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (NNS) — Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) took part in a five kilometer run on the flight deck Jan. 18. The run, hosted by Supply Department’s MWR division, was organized ... [Published militaryfeed.com - Jan 20 2013]

Entities: Flight Deck, USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), Area of Responsibility

Quotes

"The Corps of Engineers is a unique organization, part of a bigger team," he continued. "We are the nation's engineers. We're honored to serve. We look forward to continue producing great products for the country, and to design and build great projects."

Warfighter support at heart of USACE mission, chief says [Published United States Army - Jun 14 2013]

...they only need to be altered for missions, rather than built from the ground up," said Frost & Sullivan Senior Industry Analyst Michael Blades. "Planned budget cuts will continue to force military service leaders to consider COTS aircraft before committing to significantly higher costs of new aircraft design and development."

U.S. Department of Defense to Increasingly Rely on Commercial Off-the-Shelf Aircraft, Notes Frost ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Jun 06 2013]

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Potential Witnesses Who May Face Issa's Oversig... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 12 2013] Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, ended the Benghazi attack hearing on Wednesday by stating, “This hearing is closed. But this investigation is not over,” indicating more whistle blower Benghazi hearings are ...
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Wire News provided by – Power Engineering Magazine [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 27 2013] Chairman Levin and Ranking Senator Inhofe, and members of the committee, today I have the privilege of appearing on behalf of the Sailors, Marines, and civilians who make up the Department of the Navy. This is the fifth time that I have been honored ...
Just Say No to Defense Cuts [Published RealClearPolitics - Homepage - Mar 03 2013] William Kristol, Weekly StandardGet alerts when there is a new article that might interest you.President Obama is an appalling commander in chief. In the last couple of months alone, he's selected and muscled through the Senate the least qualified ...
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