"Now the time has come to write the next great chapter in the history of our armed forces, to prepare for the next battlefield where America's best and bravest will be called to deter and defeat a new generation of threats to our people, to our nation," Vice President Mike Pence said at the time. Maybe it's the conspiracy theorist in me, but does anyone else find this specific part a little worrisome? "where America's best and bravest will be called to deter and defeat a new generation of threats to our people, to our nation," Perhaps I'm reading too much into that, but ALIENS?! via unexplained-mysteries: A 'jam-proof' communications satellite for the newest branch of the US military has successfully launched. Despite space agencies suffering delays and shutdowns due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the launch, which has been described as "critical", went ahead as scheduled earlier today. Things hit a slight snag when the countdown was temporarily paused due to a problem with the hydraulic