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VIDEO: Military’s Aging Aviation Force Puts America at Risk

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The youngest B-52 bomber rolled off the assembly line 50 years ago. Remarkably, it’s still flying.

Like many of the aircraft still used by the U.S. military, the B-52 is telltale example of America’s geriatric aviation force. At a time when our military is asked to do more with [...]

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Second to None Employee Rally: 39,246 Florida jobs at stake

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Kaman Corporation, in conjunction with the Aerospace Industries Association, is hosting an employee rally May 21 at their Jacksonville Aerostructures facility to raise awareness of the critical contribution of the aerospace and defense industry to the U.S. economy and to our national security.

Beginning in 2012, [...]

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Kyl for the defense

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By: James Carafano
The Daily Caller

When it comes to defending defense, the “right” may be getting its mojo back.

Just a few months ago, pundits were predicting the tea party was more than willing to throw Pentagon funding overboard, along with the rest of the federal budget. Republican [...]

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Golf Carts and Paper Plates: Will Military Cuts Force Us to Use Carter Era Military Training Techniques?

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By: Travis Korson
CNS News

Major General Andrew Davis, Executive Director of the Reserve Officers Association appeared on Secure Freedom Radio to discuss what $500 billion in additional cuts to our military from the Budget Control Act of 2011 could mean.

The cuts are part of the sequestration mechanism [...]

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Veterans for a Strong America to the President: Heroes Don’t Spike the Football

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President Obama has spiked the Bin Laden Football so hard that Navy SEALS, retired and active duty, are hammering him over his zealous efforts to take credit for their handiwork.

In response to President Obama hiding behind our troops and taking credit for their actions [...]

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America at Risk: Kerry Kachejian on the Importance of Military Readiness

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May is Protect America Month at the Heritage Foundation. In addition to a series of events, Heritage is also releasing videos highlighting the importance of a strong national defense. The first one is below.

Rebuilding Iraq during the raging insurgency was no easy task. It required ingenuity, courage and [...]

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Heritage Foundation Launches Protect America Month

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Over the past 20 years, administrations of both political parties have underfunded the military. Today, as the economy stalls and the government appears to be unable to control spending in other areas, defense spending is under attack again. Two decades of underinvestment and a decade of military conflict have left [...]

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Military Crippling Sequester Must Be Stopped

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By Reps. Buck McKeon and Paul Ryan
Real Clear Politics

Last year, as the federal government approached a limit on how much it could legally borrow, the Obama administration asked Congress to rubber-stamp an increase in the government’s borrowing authority without any spending cuts to match.

When House Republicans [...]

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Defending Defense: Sequestration Must Be Stopped

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America is nearing a decisive moment.  Unless Congress acts to change current law, automatic sequestration cuts will slash future spending on national defense across-the-board by over $500 billion beginning early next year.  Combined with the $487 billion in cuts already put forward by the President in February, America’s military will [...]

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Chamber of Commerce Speaks out Against Sequestration

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Today, R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice-President for Government Affairs at the Chamber of Commerce issued letters to the members of both the House and Senate, as well as leadership of their respective Armed Services Committees expressing opposition to sequestration.  The letters outline the devastating impact these cuts would have on [...]

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