Background According to the objective of the audit: “We determined whether the material condition of the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment Ground-Based Radars (ITW / AA GBR) is adequate to perform and sustain required capabilities. Specifically, we examined the infrastructure, maintenance,: planned or required upgrades, funding, and management of the radar sites.” Document Archive Evaluation of the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment Ground-Based Radars, September 8, 2016 [55 Pages, 19MB]
Author: John Greenewald
Background Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The month lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon, according to numerous biographical accounts compiled in the hadiths. With US troops deployed throughout Muslim countries, I requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) the rules, regulations and policies that were issued by CENTCOM to U.S. soldiers and personnel on how to act around the…
By John Greenewald, Jr. – The Black Vault – Originally Published February 19, 2020 His name was Charles J. Stahl. He had a long and successful career, which included being the Chairman of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland; Chief of Laboratory Service for the Tennessee V.A.; Assistant Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Tennessee; Chief of Staff at the VA hospital at Wright State University; Deputy Medical Inspector for the Naval Medical Research Institute; then he would ultimately serve as the Chief Armed Forces Medical Examiner where he remained until he…
Background Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel responsible for deciding the realignment or closure of military installations based on the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) data calls and National Security Agency management personnel should read this report. The report discusses the validity, integrity, and supporting documentation of the data provided by the National Security Agency to assist the Secretary of Defense in BRAC 2005 recommendations. Document Archive National Security Agency Data Call Submissions and Internal Control Processes for Base Realignment and Closure 2005, May 13, 2005, Report No. 05-INTEL-10 [30 Pages, 5.5MB]
Background According to this document: NASA/JSC is implementing an advanced propulsion physics laboratory, informally known as “Eagleworks”, to pursue propulsion technologies necessary to enable human exploration of the solar system over the next 50 years, and enabling interstellar spaceflight by the end of the century. This work directly supports the “Breakthrough Propulsion” objectives detailed in the NASA OCT TA02 In-space Propulsion Roadmap, and aligns with the #10 Top Technical Challenge identified in the report. Since the work being pursued by this laboratory is applied scientific research in the areas of the quantum vacuum, gravitation, nature of space-time, and other fundamental…