Military / Defense

Travis AFB Launches Small Unarmed Aircraft Initiative, First on Air Force Installation

On December 17, 2020, Airman 1st Class Karla Parra, from the 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs, sent out the…

December 18, 2020

Kenyan National Indicted for Conspiring to Hijack Aircraft on Behalf of the Al Qaeda-Affiliated Terrorist Organization Al Shabaab

Background On December 16, 2020, the Department of Justice unsealed the indictment charging Cholo Abdi Abdullah. You can find their…

December 16, 2020

AI Copilot: Air Force Achieves First Military Flight with Artificial Intelligence

The following was a press release by the U.S. Air Force on December 16, 2020. Signaling a major leap forward…

December 16, 2020

The “Nuclear Notes” Papers, Published by the U.S. Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency, 1970s-1980s

Background In the 1970s, a series of nine papers were created by the U.S. Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency. These…

December 1, 2020

The 2013 Sale of the USS Forrestal for One Penny

Background According to a 2013 Press Release by the US Navy: WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy awarded a $0.01 delivery…

November 26, 2020

Terrorism Review for January 1999, CIA

Background This is the "Terrorism Review" for January 1999, as created by the CIA and released to The Black Vault…

November 22, 2020

Annual Department of Defense Bibliography of Logistics Studies and Related Documents, 1976

Background This is the Annual Department of Defense Bibliography of Logistics Studies and Related Documents for 1976. Document Archive Annual…

November 20, 2020

The CIA’s Death Investigation of Gul Rahman, 2002

Background According to Wikipedia: Gul Rahman (died 20 November 2002) was an Afghan man, suspected by the United States of…

November 18, 2020

Project Skyhook, Balloons Developed by General Mills in the 1940s and 1950s

Background Skyhook balloons were high-altitude balloons developed by Otto C. Winzen and General Mills, Inc. They were used by the…

November 18, 2020

Joint Publication (JP) 3-60, Joint Targeting

Background This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). It…

November 11, 2020