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GOP senators seek to block dishonorable discharges for unvaccinated troops

A group of Republican senators on Tuesday unveiled legislation seeking to prohibit the Department of Defense from issuing dishonorable discharges for U.S. troops who do not comply with the military’s...

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Air Force cargo jets used in Afghan evacuation taken out of service for reset

The Air Force announced this week that it will be temporarily taking out of service the military cargo planes used in the evacuation airlifts from Afghanistan last month to allow for a period of...

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GAO's review of the impact of continuing resolutions falls short

Continuing resolutions (CRs) provide interim funding at the same level as the previous year when Congress fails to agree on a new budget. This may happen again on Sept. 30. The Government...

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National security on the brink: What Congress and the public need to know

Today and tomorrow, the Senate and House Armed Services Committees will hear from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Army General Mark Milley and Central Command boss...

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Military expert argues Milley is 'not accepting any responsibility'...

Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, a U.S. military veteran and a senior fellow at think tank Defense Priorities, said Thursday that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley demonstrated in testimony before...

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Defense officials find ways to operate within continuing resolutions — but...

More than 700 non-partisan and fact-based reports are issued each year at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO.) But in a Sept. 27 opinion piece, Elaine McCusker and Amy Coletta targeted and...

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White House nominates US Fleet Forces head to be Joint Chiefs vice chair

President Biden has nominated the head of U.S. Fleet Forces Command to serve as the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s No. 2 officer, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.The White House nominated Navy Adm. Christopher...

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New book says Trump allies pushed DoD to overturn election

A newly released book claims that allies of former President Trump tried to push a top Defense Department official into overturning the 2020 election. According to the journalist Jonathan Karl's book...

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We must learn from the Afghanistan experience — starting with the withdrawal

The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), currently stalled in the Senate, calls for an independent bipartisan congressional commission to conduct a comprehensive examination of ...

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Defense bill creates new office to study UFOs

The final version of the annual defense policy bill will create a new office to study UFOs, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) announced on Thursday.An amendment introduced by Gillibrand and co-sponsored...

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US Central Command head says number of al-Qaeda members in Afghanistan...

The head of the U.S. Central Command told the Associated Press in an interview published on Thursday that the number of al-Qaeda members in Afghanistan has “probably slightly increased” following the...

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Pentagon must act to prevent extremist recruitment of unvaxxed service members

Anger over COVID-19-related measures such as vaccines, masks and restrictions on travel, education and public gatherings looks certain to carry over into 2022 because of new variants, uneven...

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Pentagon awards $136.7M contract for domestic production of material critical...

The Department of Defense (DOD) announced on Wednesday that it was awarding a $136.7 million contract to the Merck-owned brand MilliporeSigma for the domestic production of a material critical for...

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American deterrence's missing half

After much hemming and hawing, Congress in December finally passed a $768 billion defense authorization bill, some $25 billion over what the Biden administration had requested. For defense hawks, this...

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Michael Bloomberg to head Defense Innovation Board

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to serve as chair of the Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Board.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin nominated Bloomberg to “leverage his...

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It's time to reconsider our nuclear forces

We’ve known about China’s massive nuclear expansion for some time now. Last year, Admiral Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, testified that we are on a trajectory to face two nuclear...

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