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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Eglin Air Force Base flies over a high school football game in Niceville, Fla., Sept. 24, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)

Air Force envisions air-to-air combat role in Golden Dome missile defense

President Trump's Golden Dome initiative — previously known as Iron Dome for America — calls for a multi-layered shield for the U.S. homeland.

3 hours ago By Jon Harper

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jan. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Protection of spectrum by Congress also protects Trump’s Iron Dome from shortsighted 5G policy

The binary choice many in the telecommunications industry are lobbying Congress to make would kill President Trump’s Iron Dome for America and continue to leave the U.S.…

7 hours ago By Sen. Mike Rounds

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the press upon his arrival at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Hegseth highlights ‘Iron Dome for America’, other first priorities as new SecDef

Pete Hegseth briefed a small group of reporters at the Pentagon for the first time as the secretary of defense on Monday.

Jan 27, 2025 By Brandi Vincent