DOD is opening a new facility in St. Petersburg, Fla., to assist in the processing of intelligence for US Special Operations Command, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-Fla.) confirmed the project, offering few details about the classified center but saying it will help the Director of National Intelligence refurbish military intelligence efforts at SOCOM.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.