Both chambers of Congress are making moves as a possible government shutdown is just days away.  And we take a closer look at the potential impact offshore wind turbines are having on marine life. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. House, Senate vote on bills to avoid government…

After a nearly seven-year mission, NASA scientists said a sample of space rocks, gathered from an asteroid 200 million miles away, has made it to Earth. The NASA mission ended Sunday, Sept. 24, as the sample from the asteroid, Bennu, landed safely in a Utah desert. According to a NASA release, the capsule containing the…

A government watchdog has announced its findings after studying the living conditions in U.S. military barracks, a concern it said goes back decades. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) began looking into the Department of Defense’s housing management after reports of poor living conditions in barracks surfaced. According to the report released Tuesday, Sept. 19,…

There are plenty of trade shows out there, but few can compare to the one put on by the Air and Space Forces Association. Held in National Harbor, Maryland, it’s a veritable who’s who of airmen, guardians, general officers and defense industry corporate execs. The AFA’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference is an annual event,…

The Biden administration is sending its 47th installment of support to Ukraine since Aug. 2021. The announcement on Thursday, Sept. 22, detailed what resources the Department of Defense will be sending, totaling $325 million. According to a release from the White House, this package includes resources to help Ukrainian forces defend against “brutal aerial assaults…

A prisoner swap between the United States and Iran is set to take place. And the search is on once again in Pennsylvania for escaped inmates. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. U.S. citizens freed as part of prisoner swap with Iran Update: Five Americans detained in Iran for…

The war in Ukraine is showing, in vivid and deadly detail, drones are now a permanent fixture on the battlefield. The United States military wants swarms of drones at its disposal in the event of future conflicts. But operating swarms of drones in the wars of tomorrow means building that capacity today. The defense technology…

Recent legislation is pushing the Pentagon to release more information about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, formerly known as UFOs. In an effort to answer questions about extraterrestrial life on Earth, the Department of Defense recently launched a website that will provide information on resolved UAP cases. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan admits he does not…

According to a Wall Street Journal report, there have been dozens of instances of Chinese nationals accessing military bases and other sensitive sites in the United States in recent years. Some of the nationals even posed as tourists in order to get in. The Defense Department, FBI and other agencies held a review in 2022…

The truth is out there — and it may be found on a government’s agency website. Mulder and Scully can quit looking at the skies for answers and now just log onto AARO.mil. That’s the website of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, the office that the Department of Defense launched in 2022 as part of…