Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic first steps on the lunar surface, died Wednesday. He was 90. Collins died of cancer in Naples, Florida. “Mike always faced the challenges of life with grace and humility, and faced this, his final challenge, in …
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Lawmakers on Wednesday launched their latest effort to piece together comprehensive legislation on veterans’ toxic exposure illnesses with the goal of providing a clear path forward by the start of the summer. At a hearing on the issue before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he wanted to mark up the …
Claims by Amazon Web Services that it lost out on a massive $10 billion cloud computing contract with the Pentagon because of direct interference by former President Trump can go forward, a federal judge said Wednesday, opening the door to a potentially ugly fight and even a possible deposition of the former president. The decision by …
The Army on Wednesday identified the Reserve soldier who was found dead Monday while serving in Kuwait. Staff Sgt. Christopher F. Pantos, 55, was found dead in his living quarters at Ali Al Salem Air Base, according to a Pentagon news release. The noncombat-related incident is under investigation. Read Next: Army Platoon Leader Creates App …
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The American strategy for deterring nuclear war is outdated and needs to be revised to address more likely scenarios, such as nuclear conflict growing out of a conventional war with China or Russia, according to Paul Bracken, a political science professor at Yale University. Mr. Bracken told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that …
