Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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CongressSenators Nudge Next Joint Chiefs Chairman on F-35, A-10, Ohio Replacement
Obama’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff breezed through a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing today, with senators on both side of the aisle commending his service […]
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CongressGraham Would Deploy 10K Troops to Iraq If Elected President
GOP presidential contender Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has big plans to expand the military’s presence in the Middle East if elected in 2016. The prospect of ramped-up operations in the […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin, Patria Part Ways on Marine Corps’ ACV
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has put forward an entrant for the Marine Corps’ amphibious combat vehicle program, but it’s not the Havoc 8×8 armored modular vehicle they developed with Finnish company […]
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Navy/USMCNaval Experts Skeptical That Potential Carrier Gap in Persian Gulf Will Occur
A third of the airstrikes pummeling the Islamic State originate from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier slated to leave the Persian Gulf this fall. Reports indicate that it […]
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CongressObama Doubles Down on Counter-ISIL Strategy
As airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIL) intensify, President Barack Obama reiterated his strategy to combat the brutal extremist group by training local forces to fight […]
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PentagonPentagon Pushes For More Innovation in New National Military Strategy
The Defense Department on July 1 released a new national military strategy that implores defense contractors to embrace innovation in a world where its own technological edge is eroding, but […]
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Navy/USMCLCS-6 Completes Acceptance Trials
The Navy’s sixth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is one step closer to delivery after wrapping up acceptance trials on June 26. The service tested the performance of the USS Jackson […]
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Navy/USMCLt. Gen. Robert Neller Nominated for Marine Corps Commandant
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, the current head of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), has been tapped to become the Marine Corps’ top general. If confirmed by the Senate, Neller […]
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Navy/USMCNavy, Lockheed Martin Prepare for Launch of Fourth MUOS Satellite
The Navy is gearing up for the August launch of the fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite manufactured by Lockheed Martin [LMT], an event that will expand the constellation’s […]
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Air ForceGAO Report Backs Up Congressional Concerns About Divesting A-10
A Government Accountability Office report released last week added fuel to A-10 proponents’ arguments to keep the aircraft a staple of Air Force fleets. For several years, the Air Force […]