
US military gets new combatant commanders for Centcom, Eucom
Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee still hasn’t scheduled confirmation hearings for several other key positions at the Defense Department.
Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee still hasn’t scheduled confirmation hearings for several other key positions at the Defense Department.
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper testified to lawmakers just a couple of days after U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, that featured the first-ever combat employment of “massive ordnance penetrator” weapons.
The commander-in-chief this week nominated officers to lead U.S. European Command, Central Command, Africa Command and Special Operations Command.
If confirmed, John Phelan — a businessman and co-founder of MSD Capital — would take the helm of the department as it pursues new drones and a hybrid fleet of manned and unmanned systems, among other modernization efforts.
More than 5,000 military personnel from across roughly 35 nations and international groups are embarking on a 12-day, U.S.-led event.
Joy Angela Shanaberger said she wants to scale up Centcom’s innovation efforts.
The Pentagon is adapting to the expanding integration of information systems with operational technologies that control physical assets.
The latest Digital Talon exercise, conducting earlier this month in the Middle East region, included a variety of robotic capabilities that could play a significant role in future conflicts.
Moore said in an email that while she’s sad to leave her team at U.S. Central Command, she’s looking forward to gaining more experience in uniform.
The forthcoming push is part of Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s “CNO Navigation Plan.”