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How the Air Force is preparing for the new administration
SIMI VALLEY, California—Whatever changes the Trump administration makes to the Pentagon, Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin says he’s ready to adapt. “I am not going to have the hubris to say I know which of these things are right or…
The D Brief: Immigration hits record; Costs, consequences of deportation plan; Aviators’ battered…
Deportation watchMore immigrants came to the U.S. during President Biden’s first few years than at any similar point in American history, including the famous Ellis Island period, David Leonhardt of the New York Times reported Wednesday,…
Defense officials hopeful incoming administration keeps funding cutting-edge tech
SIMI VALLEY, California—No one knows whether defense spending will grow or shrink in the next administration, whose publicly stated goals include rebuilding arsenals, curbing government expenditure, cutting taxes, and shrinking federal…
Climate stress is affecting US missions, driving conflict in Africa, official says
Extreme weather is creating fertile ground for conflict in multiple regions of Africa, the Pentagon’s top Africa official said Tuesday.It’s also threatening the U.S.’s ability to maintain military bases like Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, on the…
The Army is too top-heavy
With its many missions, the U.S. Army is hard-pressed to meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy at its current authorized end strength. A major part of the problem is that the Army is awash in staffs, many of which did not…
Lawmakers tee up efforts to keep spyware off troops’ devices
The U.S. government’s must-pass defense policy bill includes a measure that aims to shield U.S. troops and diplomats from ensnarement by commercial spyware programs.The provision, slotted into the $895.2 billion National Defense…
The D Brief: Israel strikes Syrian targets; Chinese warships surge near Taiwan; Trump Org’s new…
Israel, rebels race to contain Syria’s collapseIsraeli jets attacked Syria’s navy suspected chemical weapons sites around Damascus as Israeli troops have reportedly deployed deeper inside Syria than at any point since the Yom Kippur War 50…
Will Assad’s defeat be Putin’s Waterloo?
The Assad regime in Syria has become a casualty of Moscow’s increasingly desperate efforts in Ukraine, and its collapse is a strategic and operational blow that undermines the narrative of Russia as ascendant, Kyiv as doomed, and Vladimir…
‘Shock the system’: Startups and DOGE take over Reagan forum
SIMI VALLEY, California—“Efficiency” was the word of the weekend at the Reagan National Defense Forum here. Defense-startup executives were giddy at the prospect of gaining comparative advantage through Trump-administration attacks on…
The D Brief: What’s next for Syria?; Defense-policy bill unveiled; New counter-UAV strategy; Some…
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled his palace in Damascus on Sunday as a coalition of rebel factions poured into the city this weekend, capping a lightning advance from the north that began gaining significant speed just over a week ago.…
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