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Today's D Brief: Taliban's interim gov't; Ghani's apology; Russia weaponized comment sections; And

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State of Defense 2021

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A ‘persistent, proximate threat’: Why the Navy is preparing for a fight under the sea

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The Navy wants to boost morale after several suicides. Some sailors say it's not enough.

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Second Suicide Battalion: Where Military Justice Weaponizes Mental Health

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BREAKING: Navy to Discharge Sailors Over COVID Vax

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Today's D Brief: Deadline drama in Kabul; Taliban’s ‘red line’; VP Harris in Singapore; Conference

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DO LESS, BETTER: THE AUDACITY OF STEWARDSHIP IN GREAT POWER COMPETITION

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Dear Politicians: A Veteran’s Damning Letter To Inept Representatives

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Machiavelli and our Wars in the Middle East

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Video: New frontiers for heavy lift drones | Military Times Reports

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (9/23)

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NATO today: The sad decline of a grand alliance

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The Two Blows America Is Dealing to the Taliban

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The Combat Mission in Iraq Has Ended. But Troops Aren’t Coming Home

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Pentagon civilian vaccine mandate is a massive logistical lift

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On Point: Mark Milley's Perception Warfare Deserves a Leavenworth Long Course

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The Air Force's most advanced jets may be vulnerable because of their own weapons

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The Army Brief: Florida trainers are back; Military backbone; Pacific budget concerns; and more...

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China features heavily in the Army’s next big emerging tech experiment

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Here’s the Army’s 24 programs in soldiers’ hands by 2023

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3 reasons why yelling cadences will get you through a tough workout

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Drones could guide every bit of an Army division’s firepower, 101st CO says

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Marines Ground All New Amphibious Vehicles

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New US Marine units are taking position on 'key terrain' around Taiwan as tensions rise with China

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Military leaders brush up on their wargaming tactics

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US-Israel Drill Signal to Iran That Military Option Is on the Table

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Decline of Senior Officer Integrity and Civilian Control of the Military

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The Disinformation Business is Booming

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A FLEET ADRIFT: THE MOUNTING RISKS OF THE U.S. NAVY’S FORCE DEVELOPMENT

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Senior enlisted leaders: Building better Soldiers strengthens unit cohesion

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Special ops task force in Middle East restructured for ‘broad, regional’ ISIS fight

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Shield AI co-founder: Tesla shows us the risks when dominant incumbents fail to be bold

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Will strong actions follow words in Biden’s space policy?

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The US Army Has Big Plans for the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

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4,000 sailors, Marines join Kearsarge group deploying from Norfolk and heading across Atlantic

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Today's D Brief: Afghanistan's uncertain new chapter; Tragedy at Kabul; Lives in limbo; Lingering Q

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This Mighty New Air Force Weapon Will Smite Drones Like Thor’s Hammer

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Stanley McChrystal Accidentally Reveals the Dishonesty of U.S. Generals

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US Navy's first woman aircraft carrier commander: Leadership is hard

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Lawmakers protect C-130 fleet, push for new propellers in annual legislation

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Here's the Case for Buying the Coast Guard Small Inflatable Boats

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Congress Approves $200 Million for Israel’s Missile Defense Needs

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Video: Navy Medic Loses Service Dog During Car Crash, Reunited Months Later

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The Air Force Is Offering Enlisted Airmen a $10,000 Bonus to Join the Reserve

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About 200 US Marines head to Haiti in wake of devastating earthquake

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (8/9)

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Today's D Brief: Sept. 11, at 20; 9/11, on film; Afghanistan’s last holdouts; Biden, Xi talk; And a

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Why Is the U.S. Navy Retiring a Littoral Combat Ship So Early?

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Op-Ed: U.S. facing huge military recruiting crisis

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GAO’s Open Recommendations to the Pentagon

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Crews work to save decommissioned WWII destroyer taking on water

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Air Force goes woke and allows the use of gender pronouns in email signatures, saying it's 'authoriz

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Mark Milley Deserves To Be Fired And Court-Martialed For His Afghanistan Lies

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Will China Surpass the US in Military Air Superiority?

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Fatal overdoses high at these Army posts, overall rate decreasing

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Building a US Special Forces ‘Stealth Network’ on Taiwan

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Lessons from the Philippines: Irregular Warfare in Action

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (9/14)

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Pentagon Threatens to Downgrade Oklahoma National Guard to a "State Militia" Unless It Com

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The Army Brief: Soldiers honored for valor; Vaccine deadline; Liberal defense priorities; and more.

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New aviation tech changes Marine Corps’ mentality for future fight

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Pentagon’s Push to Build Up Technology Talent ‘Insufficient,’ DIU Boss Says

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Ukraine conflict reveals parallels to new Marine Corps war-fighting vision

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Video: 90-year-old Army Green Beret veteran parachutes from plane on his birthday

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Politics at House Hearing Distract From Needed Pentagon Acquisition Reforms

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Army’s about-face on contracts extends aviation officers’ service

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Gingrich knocks Milley: 'So incompetent' he revealed extent of socialism in military

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Training, Weapons, Intel: The US Military's Slow Slide Toward Confrontation with Russia over Ukraine

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Navy Releases Extensive Bonhomme Richard Fire Report, Major Fires Review

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The fewer and the prouder: The hard truth looking up

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The U.S. Military’s Greatest Weakness? (You Will Guess Wrong)

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (8/13)

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Space, Climate, and Comprehensive Defense Options Below the Threshold of War

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100 National Guard troops available for Saturday's Capitol demonstration security -Pentagon

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Hypersonic weapons in the U.S. The formation of Dark Eagle began

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Today’s D Brief: Deadly violence in Gaza &amp Israel; ‘Ransomware explosion’; Army end-strength cap;

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C-130s Operate From A Wyoming Highway To Train To Fight Against A Major Adversary

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No word from US Navy on extent of vandalism aboard USS Texas

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Iran releases footage of helicopter approaching USS Essex, blasted for ‘unsafe’ conduct

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Pentagon Personnel Costs at Historic High

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Project Kaiju: The U.S. Air Force’s Desperate Bid To Protect Big, Slow Planes From Fast, Smart Chine

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Three Children Died at Camp Lejeune on Same Day, Military Says

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House Impatient With Air Force’s and Navy’s Electronic Warfare Progress

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What I Learned Working With ♠️MARSOC® The Last Few Years Of My Career(Things Big Marine Corps Needs

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How US Special Forces Are Still Waging a War on Terror in Africa

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Pentagon Scolds Lawmakers Who Made Surprise Visit to Afghanistan, Saying It Interfered with the Mis

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NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid in hopes to test planetary defense systems

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Morale: Lifesaving Fatigue Remedies

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U.S. Defense Strategy Needs To Pay More Attention To Russia’s Rising Threat In Europe

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The Naval Brief: MARCENT reorganization; Amphib readiness concerns; Aviation 2030; and more...

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I Asked Him About the Best Part of His Service – 'Everybody Looked Out for Each Other'

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Iranian Gunboats Point Machine Guns and Swarm US Warship ln Sea of Oman (VIDEO)

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (9/13)

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US special operations forces race to save former Afghan comrades in jeopardy

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US Navy Seizes 1,400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction

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China Tests an Orbital Hypersonic Nuclear-Capable Weapon

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Four intelligence agencies produced multiple reports on the future of Afghanistan, but none forecast

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‘We are literally screwed’: The hits keep coming as Joe Biden repeats WH’s lie that ‘we don’t have

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Today's D Brief: Tensions in Kabul; US activates Civil Reserve Air Fleet; The ISIS effect; Taliban

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