Tag: Secretary Of The Air Force
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Secretary Hegseth promises to unleash small defense companies during Colorado visit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Colorado space companies Monday and promised to cut bureaucracy within the Pentagon to ensure smaller defense businesses have a chance to compete for contracts. “If we are going to have space dominance and deterrence, we need to unleash every company possible,” said Hegseth, in a video filmed at True…
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Space Command relocation decision imminent, commanding general says
The long-awaited decision on the final location of U.S. Space Command is coming soon, according to a report from Military.com. Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, told the online publication last week that a final determination on whether command headquarters will remain in Colorado Springs or be uprooted to Huntsville, Ala., is imminent.…
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Air Force Academy cadet submits resignation after refusing vaccine on religious grounds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A senior Air Force Academy cadet who faces the possibility of being kept from graduating with his classmates after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds has begun proceedings to resign from the school, according to an academy official. The cadet, whose name…
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Space Force commander’s career in jeopardy after controversial comments made on podcast
The military career of a Buckley Space Force Base commander remains in limbo after comments he made on a podcast last month got him in hot water. Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of command of the 11th Space Warning Squadron after promoting his self-published book, which asserts a neo–Marxist agenda in the military. Lohmeier believes…