Storms From the Sun
Space weather starts at the sun. It begins with an eruption such as a huge burst of light and radiation called a solar flare or a gigantic cloud of solar material called a coronal mass ejection (CME).
Active-duty Downsizing Should Benefit Reserve Forces, Board Says
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 – A policy board plans to ask Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta to highlight service in the reserve forces as a good option for outgoing active-duty members during downsizing.
Experts Testify on DOD Missile Defense System
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 – Technical challenges remain for the complex ballistic missile defense system designed to protect the United States and its allies, but the capability is crucial to the nation’s defense posture, experts told a congressional panel this week.
Belizean Gang Member Who Has Been Deported 4 Times, Sentenced for Re-Entering U.S.
CHICAGO — A member of the violent Crips street gang, who had been previously deported four times to Belize, was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in prison for illegally re-entering the United States after being deported. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations […]