Steven Beardsley

U.S. Spending $1 Billion To Reassure European Allies
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 06:44
From Army rotations to bunkered weapons, American military spending in Europe has risen in the past year in an effort to reassure allies nervous over Russian actions in Ukraine. More is coming in the months ahead. U.S. commanders in Europe continue to draw from roughly $1 billion in contingency funding approved by Congress in December, much of it earmarked for projects still in their earliest stages, including airfield improvements and funding for forces in the Baltics and Ukraine
Navy to Commission Missile Defense Base in Romania
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 05:45
The Navy will commission its new missile defense base in southern Romania on Friday, one of two European land-based interceptor sites for a NATO missile shield vehemently opposed by Russia.
Lack of Internal Controls Puts Navy Ordnance at Risk, Report Says
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:58
The lack of internal controls or failure to properly follow such controls on some vessels create opportunities for theft, the Department of Defense inspector general found in an assessment of the Navy’s ability to account for ordnance on 21 vessels, including surface ships, submarines and civilian-operated support vessels.