Defense One

hairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., speaks as Secretary of the Army Mark Esper, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein. Tuesday, April 2, 2019.

Russia Nuclear Congress

HASC Chair on Mini-Nukes: ‘We’re Not Trying to Manage a Nuclear War’

House Democrats don’t want to fund variable-yield nukes. The new chairman just explained why.

Army Secretary Mark Esper, who will become acting secretary of defense on June 23, speaks to soldiers and family members in Ft. Bragg, N.C., Monday, April 15, 2019.

Pentagon NATO Europe

Mission No. 1: Esper Will Attend NATO Meeting Next Week

Avoiding international embarrassment, soon-to-be Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper will attend a regularly scheduled defense ministers meeting.

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Gen. Dave Goldfein, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff and Col. Manuel Calderon, the El Salvador air chief at the Conference of the American Air Chiefs.

Air Force Foreign Policy Technology Americas

USAF to Demo New Airborne Mesh Network for Latin American Militaries

The technology is being showcased at a meeting of regional air chiefs this week.

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US Army Sgt. Skyler Rosenberry of Pennsylvania, left, and an Afghan interpreter, center, speak to an Afghan man during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Kandahar province in 2010.

Commentary Personnel

Cutting Language Training Is the Latest Foolish Retreat from Global Engagement

Cancelling bought-and-paid-for air tickets to study-abroad programs is the latest Trump administration blow to programs that support strategic understanding.

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U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxi on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 11, 2019.

Air Force Industry Pentagon

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Failed to Ensure Proper Parts for F-35

Watchdog questions adherence to contracts and performance incentives for Defense’s largest buy.

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The D Brief

Esper ‘most likely’ to get permanent SecDef nom; Trump downplays tanker attacks; Mass deportations planned; $250M in US arms to Ukraine; And a bit more.

Acting SecDef Shanahan is leaving, and President Trump downplayed tensions with Iran over the June 13 nuisance attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Those were the two biggest stories to …

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