Military/Defense News

State Guard units can’t limit off-duty protests by their troops, National Guard Bureau memo says

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A Research Team Hopes to Get Every Sailor to Wear a Sleep Tracker. And They Have Big Plans for the

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What it’s like to jump out of a plane strapped to an Army paratrooper who’s done it 6,000 times

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Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

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Defense Department shakeup must not derail homeland missile defense priorities

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VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

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SOCOM Commander: Navy SEALS to Focus on Strategic Reconnaissance, Working with Partners

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China Fires Back at Reports of U.S. Commandos in Taiwan

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A veteran’s odyssey after hanging up the uniform in an America he doesn’t recognize

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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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Hundreds of Troops Complain About ‘Woke’ Racism, Extremism Training, Cotton Claims

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The Naval Brief: No ‘likes’ for extremism; Vulnerable veterans; Home for repairs; and more...

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‘I Wake Up Shaking’ — The Moral Injury of the Afghanistan Withdrawal

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Pentagon says hypersonic weapons are too expensive

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Strategy and Tactics, Military

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Bunker-Buster: The Air Force’s B61 Mod 12 Missile Is Literally Earth Shattering

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

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US scrambles to avoid Vietnam moment in Kabul as panic spreads through Afghan capital

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Operations in the Information Environment: The Perspective from MARFORPAC Marines

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Cruise missiles in the Middle East

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

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In Kabul, 8th Marines Add to Storied History Before Official Deactivation

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DARPA Hopes A Plane-Boat Hybrid Can Solve The Pentagon’s Sealift Challenge

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Fort Bragg needs boots for memorial display, All American Week to be held this month

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For the first time, Black Hawk helicopter flies without anyone aboard

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The US shot down Iranian drone in Syria - report

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This Green Beret Is One of the Most Decorated Soldiers in American History History

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US Navy Will Upgrade Warships to Add Unnamed Space Capabilities

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US has 100,000 troops in Europe for first time since 2005

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Soldiers knock down airborne threats with new missile defense system

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Paying the cost of war through bipartisan action, not words

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Army closes in on replacement for Patriot air defense system

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U.S. prepares Alaska for a possible conflict with Russia

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Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

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Extending that ‘Loving Feeling’ to Undersea Warfare

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A Resignation and Mental Health Screening: The Unfolding Saga of the Marine Who Called Out Leadersh

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

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Threats In Space “Extremely Concerning”: Space Force Boss

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Here's How the Army Is Countering New Threats to Armored Units

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

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Will China Surpass the US in Military Air Superiority?

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Opinion: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin must resign

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‘Absolute mayhem’: Army Green Beret details ‘horrors’ of evacuation efforts in Kabul

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BIDEN EFFECT: US Lost Several Military Aircraft that Were Flown Out of Afghanistan – They Have No Id

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Airborne Almighty: Examining the Role of Static Line Jumps in Army Special Operations

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Autonomous C-130s and C-17s? Air Force Invests in Feasibility Study

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Army Expands Reviews of Command Sergeants Major in Bid to Weed Out Toxic Leaders

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(DON’T FEAR) IRREGULAR WARFARE: GETTING IW RIGHT IN THE UPCOMING NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY

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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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Study: U.S. Military ‘Marginally Able’ to Defend America’s Vital Interests

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

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WHAT THE NEW VISION FOR US SPECIAL OPERATIONS GETS RIGHT—AND WRONG

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The D Brief: America leaves Afghanistan; US-Taliban relations; Hindsight oversight; Zelenskyy at th

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

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Top Admiral Warns of Rapid Chinese, Russian Nuclear Arms Buildup

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Pentagon Quietly Puts More Troops in Taiwan

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For US military leaders, Afghan news strikes personal chord

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Onslow Marine Corps legend -- a Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war -- dies at 77

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Senators: Military hurt by politicians using them as ‘props’

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Air Force Posthumously Promotes Dick Cole, Last of the World War II Doolittle Raiders

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The Army is testing drones that can deliver life-saving blood to the battlefield

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JUST IN: Commander Wants New F-15EX Jet Fighter for Indo-Pacific Ops

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles May Be the Key to the Future of Warfare

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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS US MILITARY PARENTS HAVE ABOUT WAR IN UKRAINE

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World War II veterans remember bringing aid to China, mark 80th anniversary of 'Flying Tigers'

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Mission Unaccomplished: Describing Failing US Military as 'Awesome'

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Wormuth Unveils New Army Objectives

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The Pentagon’s Office Culture Is Stuck in 1968

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Today's D Brief: CIA pivots to China; USSOF, Marines in Taiwan; Record-high suicides for DoD; Russia

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Cancers Strike US Fighter Pilots, Crews at Higher Rates, Air Force Finds

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USS Ronald Reagan steams into South China Sea after summer deployment to Middle East

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It’s Not About Submarines. It’s about Software

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Ukraine invasion slower than what Russia expected, meeting more resistance: US defense official

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Pentagon defends against accusations it wasn’t ready for Kabul’s fall, won’t commit to evacuating al

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

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7-hour Iraq firefight sees 4 Marine Raiders receive Bronze Stars with ‘V’

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Politics at House Hearing Distract From Needed Pentagon Acquisition Reforms

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That $14 Trillion Spent by Pentagon Since 9/11

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Navy stands up runway, encampment on massive Arctic ice sheet

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Congress looks to improve military vehicle safety

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New Faculty Member, a Documentary Photographer, Explores Military Training Villages

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Navy Secretary’s New Guidance Puts The Target On China

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Biden Admin Launches Attack On Our Own Navy SEALs, Moves To Bankrupt Our Bravest Warriors

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Reward increased to $50K in slaying of Fort Bragg paratrooper found beheaded: ‘The tragic death is

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Partner Capacity Building Needs a Serious Re-Examination

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Coast Guard Says Shipwreck Found in Atlantic Is Storied Cutter Bear

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The Pentagon spent $88 billion dollars training the Afghan Army for 20 years

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Marine Special Ops Command Hones its ‘Cognitive Raiders’

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Report: Army official’s secret texts said, ‘We’re f-ing abandoning Americans,’ as US withdrew from

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Thinking Strategically: Economics, Resources, and Strategy

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EALs going ‘back to the future’ in shift to near-peer warfare

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From Battlefield to Tokyo: Combat Vets Vie at Paralympics

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Thousands expected to line 31 miles of closed roads to honor a fallen Marine

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Operation Homefront to distribute holiday meals to more than 15,000 military families nationwide

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

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners (8/31)

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Military leaders brush up on their wargaming tactics

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Inside the Littoral Combat Ship, one of the Navy’s most controversial warships

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

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

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