An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires its 120 mm smoothbore cannon during a live-fire event as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2015 in Jordan, May 9, 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols/Released)The Herndon monument was capped in 1 hour 38 minutes and 36 seconds today by Midshipman 4th Class (freshman) Javarri Beachum, 19, of Port Saint Joe, Fla. Each year, the roughly 1,000 members of the academy's plebe (freshman) class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon Monument to remove a plebe hat, or "dixie cup," that upperclassmen have placed on the top of the obelisk monument which is covered in lard.DELMONT, S.D. - Members of the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron of the South Dakota Air National Guard were activated to assist with tornado recovery efforts in Delmont, S.D. after the town was hit by an F2 tornado May 11, 2015. Twenty-five members of the unit, as well as heavy equipment, were activated for a period of up to five days to assist with the removal of large debris in the area.(National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Nancy Ausland/released)U.S. soldiers take a break during 18-nation military exercises in a field near the border with Saudi Arabia, in Mudawara, 280 kilometers (174 miles) south of Amman, Jordan, Monday, May 18, 2015. Some 10,000 troops took part in the two-week "Eager Lion" exercises hosted by Jordan for the fifth year. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)150515-N-CW570-378
GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (May 15, 2015) Lt. Sean Kim, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56, finishes a SCUBA dive near the Royal Jordanian Naval Base in Aqaba during exercise Eager Lion 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/ Released)A Marine with Helo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit provides area security in the jungle during a scenario based helo raid training event c as part of Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise June 25, 2016 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan.The training was conducting in preparation for the 31st MEU's upcoming fall deployment.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha Villarreal/Released)A convoy of U.S. vehicles evades a simulated improvised explosive device, or roadside bomb, during a combined arms live-fire training exercise in Laghman province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Comabt Team. Train, Advise, Assist Command East conducted the exercise to demonstrate opportunities for the Afghan soldiers to plan, manage and conduct combined arms training on their ranges.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Charlie Emmons A U.S. Coast Guardsman and a Jordanian service member practice visit, board, search and seizure drills aboard Logistics Support Vessel James A. Loux during Eager Lion 2015 near a Jordanian naval base in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan, May 16, 2015. The Coast Guardsman is assigned to Maritime Security Response Team, Direct Action Section 2.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez Staff Sgt. Wyoming Jeffries, 423rd Medical Squadron laboratory technician, flips a tire during the National Police Week Warrior Challenge at RAF Alconbury, England, May 15, 2015. Jeffries and his team finished the entire challenge in 54:05. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)Staff Sgt. Arin Vickers, assigned to the 435 Supply Chain Operations Squadron, is greeted by her dog when she arrives at the St. Louis Airport USO, in St. Louis, May 6, 2015. Vickers was gone for six months, and her friends and family were there to greet her and surprise her by bringing along Baxter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erica Crossen)
The French government announced a 10-year framework contract with Eutelsat worth as much as €1 billion to provide military-grade satellite communications.
GAO has long warned the program’s first launch would be delayed at least a year. Those projections could prove true, but perhaps for more nuanced reasons.
