President Trump’s pick to replace Jerome H. Powell takes the helm at a highly uncertain moment for the economy and with heightened concern about the Federal Reserve’s ability to operate independently.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated Tuesday that the Golden Dome missile defense system will cost about $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy and operate over the next 20 years. In a 12-page report, the CBO stated that acquisition costs for a national missile defense system would total more than $1 trillion. That includes funding for interceptor layers, a space-based missile warning and tracking system, research and development and improvements in the system’s integration and performance. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5874629-golden-dome-missile-defense-cost/ #GoldenDome #IronDome #Trump #Pentagon #DefenseDepartment #USMilitary
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels headlined the air show at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina with aerial demonstrations drawing crowds.
The estimate from the Congressional Budget Office is far more than the White House’s original proposal of $175 billion.
The Combat Feeding Division wants to produce meatless, protein-rich rations “alternative proteins” for feeding troops downrange.
The dozen U.S. service members from Camp Darby cleaned up at least five Americans’ graves at Livorno’s Old English Cemetery.
The 66th the 58th Rescue Squadrons were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, the top unit award for combat against an armed enemy.
The deployment of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to Europe already underway has been put on hold.
The annual six-month deployment of U.S. Marines to northern Australia is underway following multinational military training in the Philippines.
A World War II bomb discovered during road construction work near Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, forced evacuations, road closures and access restrictions.