Threats In Space “Extremely Concerning”: Space Force Boss
The Chief of Space Force did not mince words about the scale and scope of ways Russia and China now have to threaten U.S. satellites.

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JOSEPH TREVITHICK
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PUBLISHED FEB 14, 2024 9:00 PM EST
The US Space Force's top officer says he is extremely concerned by Russian and Chinese threats to American space-based assets.
 

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The U.S. Space Force's top officer says the scale and scope of Russian and Chinese threats to American assets in orbit, including demonstrated abilities to conduct very close proximity operations, is "of paramount concern."


Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman's comments came yesterday ahead of the disclosure of a still largely unknown serious national security threat, which still-unconfirmed reports say may involve a Russian space-related capability. You can read more about what is known about that threat now in The War Zone's earlier reporting.

"Very concerning. Extremely concerning. ... give me another adjective, you guys are the writers," Saltzman said in response to a question about Russian and Chinese threats from The War Zone's Howard Altman at a media roundtable on the sidelines of the Air & Space Forces Association's 2024 Warfare Symposium. "It's of paramount concern."

https://www.twz.com/space/threats-in-space-extremely-concerning-space-force-boss

Check Out This Marine CH-53K Carrying An F-35C While Refueling From A KC-130T
The new CH-53K is the most powerful helicopter in the Pentagon’s inventory and it provides a critical long-range, heavy-lift capability.

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JOSEPH TREVITHICK
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PUBLISHED APR 25, 2024 9:36 PM EDT
A US Marine Corps CH-53K recently carried the stripped-down hulk of an F-35C fighter from one base to another and refueled in mid-air along the way.
 

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AU.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion helicopter with a stripped-down hulk of an F-35C slung underneath refueling in mid-air from a KC-130T Hercules tanker/transport aircraft is a window into what the service's distributed aviation operations might look like in the future.


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A Marine CH-53K with a pilot from Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) at the controls recently did all of this while helping move the remains of the first F-35C test jet, also known as CF-1, from one base to another on April 24. The King Stallion carried the "inoperable airframe, which was without mission and propulsion systems, outer wings, or additional equipment" from Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland to Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst some 160 miles to the northeast, according to a caption accompanying the picture seen at the top of this story, which was released yesterday. NAWCAD Lakehurst is situated within Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. What's left of CF-1 will be used for "future emergency recovery systems testing" at its new home in New Jersey, the Navy says.

https://www.twz.com/air/check-out-this-marine-ch-53k-carrying-an-f-35c-while-refueling-from-a-kc-130j

Why in Hades is the WH parroting instead of deriding Hamas' lies?

And there it is.

Yes, nothing like running someone out of their job using the race card, all because they exposed you stealing from the coffers. Hope perp does some serious time.

And actually that angers me generally.

People seem more upset about words someone uses than actions.  Lives and jobs can be ruined on this childish tattle-tale mindset.

Noticed this about Dems long ago.  Look at their obsession with words and “hate speech”.  God forbid “that word”.  But they love to riot endlessly, and that’s ok.