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Military Coast Guard News Center Military Coast Guard News Center Texas CG Responds Grounded Vessels Officer Receives ESPN Award Pacific Northwest Buoy Repairs Continue Afghanistan Drives Pentagon Fuel Deals The Pentagon spent about $4.8 billion on fuel and liquid propellants in 2009, making them the third-highest expense for the U.S. military last year, according to an Aerospace DAILY analysis of federal contracting data provided by the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting. Member of the Month: David Lebrecht Operations Spc. 1st Class David Lebrecht looks out on a world that is sometimes very cold. It can't be helped. The Illinois-born Lebrecht currently lives in Juneau, Alaska, where he's an operations specialist 1st class with the 17th District of the U.S. Coast Guard. Military Marine Corps News Center Military Marine Corps News Center Marines Make Sure School Starts On Time Depot Preps for California Wildfires Marine Copters Join Flood Relief Gates Wages a Budget War and a Gamble At the heart of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates's new gambit lie two bold guesses: first, that his budget cuts and force reductions will do more good than harm; and second, that Congress, the White House and even the public will accept the sacrifices and dig no deeper into warfighting capability. Afghanistan Drives Pentagon Fuel Deals The Pentagon spent about $4.8 billion on fuel and liquid propellants in 2009, making them the third-highest expense for the U.S. military last year, according to an Aerospace DAILY analysis of federal contracting data provided by the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting. Military Air Force News Center Military Air Force News Center Nominees Sought for Service Award Medics Train with Armenian Military Iraqi Air Force College Reopens Cyber Command Defines its Mission After several delays, U.S. Cyber Command was established in May at Ft. Meade, Md., under the umbrella of the U.S. Strategic Command. At the helm is Air Force Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who is also director of the National Security Agency and head of the Central Security Service. MDA Plans Major Anti-Missile Programs The director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is in the early stages of engaging industry on a series of projects worth billions of dollars that will shape the nation's defense architecture, but he continues to struggle with contractors building unreliable products. Military Navy News Center Military Navy News Center USS Norfolk Returns From Deployment Joint Exercise Tests Countermeasures USS Peleliu Sends Relief Ashore UUV Development Accelerates Although robotic vehicles are redefining air and land operations, the revolution in unmanned vehicles for undersea and surface use is still in its early stages. Gates Wages a Budget War and a Gamble At the heart of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates's new gambit lie two bold guesses: first, that his budget cuts and force reductions will do more good than harm; and second, that Congress, the White House and even the public will accept the sacrifices and dig no deeper into warfighting capability. Military Army News Center Military Army News Center PTA Fire Crews Control Flames More Army Copters Arrive in Pakistan WWII Plaque Returns to Rightful Place Gates Wages a Budget War and a Gamble At the heart of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates's new gambit lie two bold guesses: first, that his budget cuts and force reductions will do more good than harm; and second, that Congress, the White House and even the public will accept the sacrifices and dig no deeper into warfighting capability. Saudis Want Raytheon AESA Radar on F-15s A major sticking point on the sale by the U.S. of 84 new F-15S strike-fighters to Saudi Arabia is the degree of sophistication of the long-range aircraft's radars.

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