American strength is continuously built.
On Fox News, I explained why the Iran war is another reminder that national security begins with a powerful defense industrial base.
Twenty-five years ago, Americans climbed toward the flames. Strangers carried strangers to safety. Passengers fought back.
We remember every life stolen, the families forever changed, and the courage that bravely answered the call.
Never forget. Never take America for granted. ๐บ๐ธ
On May 27, 1942, the USS Yorktown limped into Pearl Harbor, battered from Coral Sea.
Navy Yard crews returned her to combat in 72 hours.
Eight days later, her aircraft struck at Midway.
Ships fight battles. Shipyards win wars.
Modern duct tape began with an Illinois munitions worker mailing President FDR a fix for faulty ammunition-box seals.
Six weeks later, Washington approved it.
Great powers shorten the distance between insight and action.
Halfway through reading about the SR-71, one detail stopped me. It leaked fuel on the runway.
Near Mach 3, heat expanded the airframe and closed the seams.
Appearing defective at rest, but functionally precise at speed.
Beautifully American. ๐บ๐ธ
El Segundo is producing some of the most important defense technology in America right now.
Fast. Scalable. Asymmetric.
Thatโs the future of warfare.