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U.S. Intelligence Community

January 22, 2024

Towards Achieving a Better Understanding of the Nation's Defenses

ADM Charles Richard, commander of the U. S.

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Military Personnel

November 28, 2023

Missing the Forest for the Trees: Manpower Shortfalls Threaten U.S. Security

As the Army attempts to adjust its structure to a smaller size, some have bemoaned the service’s reported decision to reduce special operations force...

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Military Personnel

September 6, 2023

New Military Parental Leave Policy Causing Headaches for Unit Commanders

In 2022 the National Defense Authorization Act vastly expanded parental leave entitlements for service members. Soon after, reports surfaced that...

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Defense Budget

December 21, 2021

Two Things the 2022 NDAA Got Wrong

There is much to like about the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act , just passed by wide margins in both houses of Congress. Foremost is the $25...

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U.S. Marine Corps

June 8, 2021

What Does the Marine Corps' Return to the Sea Mean for the Army?

The U. S.

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Military Personnel

May 26, 2021

Let's Not Sabotage The Military Justice System

Congress and the Biden Administration are contemplating changes to the military justice system that would make it more likely that serious crimes,...

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Iraq Soleimani

Terrorism

April 22, 2021

A Bad Case of Déjà Vu

On December 18, 2011, the last U. S.

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Cyber Warfare

March 11, 2021

An "Urgent Unmet" National Security Need Going Nowhere

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan had high hopes when he initiated a high profile effort to accelerate the adoption of a department-wide...

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Veterans

September 1, 2020

Keep Military Heath Care Integration on Track

Largely outside public notice, our military’s health care system is undergoing a massive reorganization. When complete, it will result in one of the...

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Defense Budget

October 2, 2020

What the "Defunding the Pentagon" Articles Don't Tell You

Recently Politico published two opinion pieces claiming that it’s time to “defund” national defense: “ Defund the Pentagon: The Conservative Case by...

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