Threats

Today's D Brief: Drone strikes on Ukraine; Trump indicted on election charges; 300 senior jobs unfilled; Retrofitting missiles; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Tuberville’s protest is putting stress on units, Pentagon says

The number of unfilled positions has risen to about 300.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Drone attacks in Moscow; No Space HQ for Alabama; USAF walks back tanker forecast; Marines’ recruiting success; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

Dealing with defense travel is a one-way ticket to frustration for lawmakers

Tempers flared as lawmakers demanded information on Pentagon’s scuttled $374 million deal for a new travel booking and reimbursement system.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

Biden picks Air Force's vice chief as its next top officer

But Gen. Dave Allvin may be ensnared by Sen. Tuberville's blanket hold on senior promotions.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Tuberville’s hold stalling more than 100 Air Force, Space Force promotions

The senator’s hold also hurts military families, officials say.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Franchetti chosen to become the first woman to lead the US Navy

Adm. Samuel Paparo, rumored to be the recommended pick for CNO, will instead be nominated to helm INDOPACOM.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

Proposed marijuana waivers acknowledge blunt recruiting truths

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to remove a barrier to joining the U.S. military.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Army first-quarter suicides highest since 2013

Officers deaths by suicide are up significantly from last year.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Sweden’s PM to the WH; Erdogan still blocking NATO expansion; Israel buys more F-35s; State’s Afghan withdrawal review; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Air Force Has Moved Families 15 Times to Evade LGBTQ+, Racial Discrimination

The department started tracking discrimination-related movements in 2021.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

We’re Still Arguing Over Women in the Military?

The U.S. armed forces need women, and suggestions to the contrary hurt recruiting and readiness.

  • Eileen Bjorkman
Threats

Today's D Brief: Counteroffensive latest; Army fentanyl deaths; Floating border wall; Dependents job help; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Navy, Marines Measuring Thousands of Aircrew to Improve Fit

Much of today’s flight gear is based on data that doesn’t match the current aircrew population.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

Army Retention on Track, Even as Recruiting Struggles

Even the busiest of units are seeing high retention as Army programs seek to smooth out the stress of service life.

  • Sam Skove
Ideas

China’s New Conscription Rules Reveal Concerns

New sections on wartime drafts, punishment, and physical fitness offer a glimpse into PLA leaders’ minds.

  • Thomas Corbett and Peter W. Singer
Threats

Today's D Brief: Dam-burst mystery; USAF moving bullied LGBTQ+ kids; UK PM in DC; S. Korea, burgeoning arms-maker; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

To Escape Bullies, Military ‘Forced to Move’ Families with LGBTQ+ Kids

Harassment of children is "detracting from our readiness," says top Air Force manpower official, "because their school will do nothing when their LGBT kid is being bullied."

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

USAF Should Rethink Its Approach to Mental Health and Suicide

The commander and senior enlisted leader of the service’s Expeditionary Center see a back-to-basics path to stronger Airmen.

  • Maj. Gen. John M. Klein, Jr. and Chief Master Sergeant Courtney C. Freeman
Ideas

‘MAGA’ Republicans Are Dismantling Ronald Reagan’s Legacy

Efforts to draft the U.S. military into culture wars are undoing its Reagan-era rise from post-Vietnam malaise.

  • James Kitfield
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