Who is Capt. Jeremy Haynes?; Yemen on the brink; Thornberry has a plan as the Pentagon shuffles papers; France is the new U.K.; Broadwell doesn’t like “mistress”; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 23, 2015

More troops for Afghanistan; Vickers, out; "Racial Thursdays?” Will hawks put money and mouth together?; Did Tony Blinken consult on House of Cards?; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 20, 2015

A Gitmo official departs; A US drone kills a militant in Somalia; Death threats to Kennedy, Lippert up; IAVA: 'The wait we carry'; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 19, 2015

US Confirms Drone Strike Killed Al-Shabaab Leader Tied to Mall Attack

A U.S. drone last week killed Adan Garar, who Pentagon officials said planned Western attacks and was linked to Kenya’s West Gate Mall massacre.

• Gordon Lubold
• March 18, 2015

Predator down; DoD on hunt for Yemen assistance; Drone demand, rising; Is the military turning into an entitlement class?; McSteamy comes to the Pentagon; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 18, 2015

A pause in Tikrit; Cotton, to Defense One, on 'paper resolutions'; Thornberry: no new BRAC; Where are women’s voices in nat-sec? Prince Harry, out; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 17, 2015

Kerry on Assad; Mullen on Iran; The maritime strategy and what it means for ships; A prostitution ring at Fort Hood; Dakota Meyer puts a ring on it; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 16, 2015

The militia factor in Iraq—boon or bust?; ISIS and the U.S.-Mexico border; Carter at the NSA; Mercs flood Nigeria; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 13, 2015

AUMF falls flat; Dempsey: 20k Iranian-trained militia are in Iraq; $75m of not-lethal weapons for Ukraine; Riyadh going nuclear?; Don’t buy a humvee; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 12, 2015

A Fla. helo crash and 11 missing; Carter visits Ukrainian war hero – in Bethesda; Why the investigation into Hoss Cartwright is stalled; Boeing and Saab, besties over a bomb; Another AF Tweeter oopsy; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 11, 2015

Locklear on the shortlist; Outrage over Republicans' Iran letter; A VA manager: “oh my goodness;” Lippert feels “pretty darn good”; Get unconfused about general-speak; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 10, 2015

Pacific Command’s Adm. Locklear Shortlisted for Joint Chiefs Chairman

PACOM commander Adm. Samuel Locklear asked to delay retirement so Carter can consider him for chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.

• Gordon Lubold
• March 9, 2015

An assault on Boko Haram; Dempsey in Iraq; Is IS fraying?; The Navy doesn’t need any more money; Check out what was in the carry-on of a North Korean envoy; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 9, 2015

U.S. strategy in Iraq increasingly based on Tehran; Where are all the women at Aspen Security Forum; Eight Rs and three Ds want WH to do more on Ukraine; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 6, 2015

After knife attack, Lippert will “sailor on”; Carter: Everybody STFU?; The betrayal of an elite Marine commando unit; Different spanks for different ranks?; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 5, 2015

The fall of King David; Austin wasn’t surprised about Tikrit; Dempsey leans forward on Ukraine; No ‘stache for Welsh; A reception for Turner; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 4, 2015

Dempsey Says It’s Time To 'Absolutely Consider' Arming Ukraine

For the first time, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey says the U.S. should consider giving lethal aid to Ukraine.

• Gordon Lubold
• March 3, 2015

Kendall warns about U.S. stockpiles; Allen handicaps the war; Dempsey on budget: no margin left for error; Defense One hires Peniston; What’s Barney style?; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 3, 2015

Overnight: a military op in Tikrit; Mosul delayed; Is mil retirement system too sweet? Better know a Sunni, Shiite; Too soon? SNL’s ISIS skit; And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• March 2, 2015

On Ukraine, Clapper is on board; 75 days with no fatality; North Korea gets antsy; FUDD: “Now, easy for a woman;” And a bit more.

• Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
• February 27, 2015