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Now NATO’s Prepping for Hybrid War
Like the US, the alliance as a whole is readying forces for a full range of combat scenarios — and planning a historically complex exercise.
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Carter: Joint Chiefs Breach Shows Military Needs Better Cyber Security
As he travels to Silicon Valley to seek help, Defense Secretary Ash Carter criticizes the military’s network security.
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Army Takes Biggest Hit In OPM Hack
The service will cover 40 percent of the Pentagon's plan to spend $132 million on credit monitoring.
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Should One US Service Rule the Military’s Drones?
Ten years ago, the Air Force lost its bid to control the Pentagon’s nascent UAV fleets. Some say it should try again.
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Meet the Women Who Survived Army's Ranger School (Navy SEALs Are Next)
Shortly after two women earned their Army Ranger tabs, the Navy's top admiral said SEALs will give women their shot.
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Tabbed! Female Rangers Lead the Way, but Now What?
Two women have completed the U.S. Army’s grueling Ranger School. What comes next is up to a new cadre of Army leaders.
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Carter Crafts Close Team of Chiefs to Finish Out Obama Years
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s team is finally coming together, but they don’t have much time to accomplish several ambitious projects.
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Defense Contractors to Obama: Enough With the Executive Orders
Industry organizations lead a push against a tide of new regulations, such as the requirement to allow employees to take up to 56 hours' annual paid sick leave.
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In Swamp Phase, Women Ranger Candidates Blend Right In
Everyone in the last phase of the Army's elite school looks the same: sweat-soaked and exhausted. And the Ranger Association says everyone who graduates can be a member.
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Pentagon Sends an Engineer and a Navy SEAL to Woo Silicon Valley
Not five months after its announcement, the military’s California technology-hunting office is up and running.
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US Marines Say F-35 is Ready for War
Seven years late and billions of dollars over its original budget, the Joint Strike Fighter is deemed ready to fight.
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Two Women Advance To Final Phase of Army Ranger School
Of the three women still vying to graduate from the first gender-integrated course for the Army’s elite, two moved on to the swamp stage. One gets another shot.
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The Original NSA Whistleblower Is Still Rebuilding His Life
Working in an Apple store in Bethesda, Thomas Drake is advocating heavily for more protections for national security whistleblowers.
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Saudi Arabia Responds to Iran Deal: Give Us 600 Patriot Missiles
The Kingdom’s request for additional interceptors could be the first of many new Mideast arms purchases aimed at warding off Iranian missiles.
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As Deadline Nears, Special Ops Chiefs Talk Women In Combat
The experience of the all-female Cultural Support Teams looms large as former U.S. Special Operations Command commander Eric Olson and current chief Gen. Joseph Votel talk about the future of women as special operators.
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You’re Safe-ish from Anthrax, For Now
Pentagon investigation into accidental anthrax shipments blames bad processes for killing spores.
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Why Lone Wolf Attacks Are So Hard To Predict
Events like the shootings in Tennessee show the possibilities and limitations of predictive analytics.
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Prospective Army Chief Supports Arming Recruiters
Gen. Mark Milley, Obama’s nominee to become Army chief of staff, says measures are being taken to protect recruiters, like the ones targeted in last week’s attack.
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Lockheed Snatched Up Sikorsky For a Steal
The No. 1 weapons builder flexed its muscle as other bidders for the Connecticut-based helicopter maker wilted in the face of military-civil monopoly rules.
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