The Senate Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee hears testimony on the Defense Department’s space activities. Testifying are: John D. Hill, deputy assistant secretary of defense for space and missile defense; Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration; and Space Force Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, vice chief of space […]

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George testify about the Army Department’s fiscal year 2025 budget before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee, May 21, 2025. Transcript Good morning. The committee will come to order. Welcome back, Secretary Warmer. We appreciate your leadership of our […]

When is Memorial Day? It’s Memorial Day weekend—a time of cookouts and gathering with family and friends over a long weekend and opening up the swimming pool and watching the Indy 500 and, of course, decorating the graves of our departed loved ones. Memorial Day was always one of the year’s highlights when I was […]

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro; Chief of Naval Operations Navy Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti; and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Navy Department’s posture and 2025 fiscal year budget. May 16, 2024 Transcript Uh And since we have a quorum, I […]

They Were Afraid Shortly after moving here, someone asked me in Bible class about the so-called Longer Ending of Mark (Mk 16:9-20). I took a deep breath before noting that most of the ancient and most reliable Greek manuscripts lack Mark 16:9-20; plus, there are significant stylistic differences in those verses with the rest of […]