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Republicans Rehash Vaccine Mandate Policies In NDAA Amendments
House Armed Services Committee markup adds legislation aimed at helping troops who refused the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Army Aims to Fix Storage Program that Sent Defective Humvees to Ukraine
The service’s prepositioned-stores effort is key to U.S. war plans.
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Ukraine F-16 Training Approval Will Likely Take Months, US Official Says
U.S. officials must also approve the jet transfers themselves.
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Republicans Want to Ax Pentagon Budget Office That Aims to Save Taxpayers Money
GOP lawmakers say the CAPE office is ignoring their amphibious-warship directive, which DOD says arrived too late to shape the current budget.
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Marines’ Smith Vows to Press On with Force Design, Fight for 31 Amphibs, and Seek 3D Printers
The nominee for Corps commandant said “contested logistics” would be a focus if he’s confirmed.
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House Lawmakers Push Alternate F-35 Engine
In markup, HASC chairman adds more than $500 million to keep the alternate engine alive.
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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.
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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.
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Marines Will Restructure Infantry Battalions by September
The changes are informed by the service’s Infantry Battalion Experiment, part of Force Design 2030.
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Pentagon Buying Musk’s Starlink for Ukraine
SpaceX had donated 20,000 satellite terminals to Ukraine, but later said the service was “never intended to be weaponized.”
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‘Fort Liberty’: Army More Than Half Done Scrubbing Confederate Names from Its Bases
The new name for Fort Bragg is a compromise between airborne and Special Forces, one source said.
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Macron Will Push NATO For ‘Concrete’ Security Guarantee for Ukraine
With alliance membership still unsure, French president wants the next best thing.
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Gen. Eric Smith Tapped as Next Marine Commandant
Assistant commandant expected to press on with sweeping Force Design 2030 changes.
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‘No Magic Weapons’: Milley Sets Expectations On F-16s
Joint Chiefs Chairman defends United States’ gradual approach on weapons for Ukraine.
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With Ukraine Set to Get Another Weapon from Its Wish List, Democrats Push for More
Rep. Jason Crow calls for more tanks to Ukraine—and maybe non-combatant military observers.
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Biden Picks Changemaking Air Force Chief as Next Top Military Officer
Gen. CQ Brown instituted the “agile combat employment” concept and the “Accelerate Change or Lose” doctrine.
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F-35 Program Completes Band-Aid Fix for Engine
All jets had received the modification earlier this month, but the Pentagon is still trying to figure out why a mysterious vibration is happening.
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White House Releases Guidelines for Responsible AI Development
The Biden administration lists its priorities for federal R&D in artificial intelligence—and asks for suggestions about allaying the risks.
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F-16s Would Make No ‘Fundamental Change’ in Ukraine’s War Effort, USAF Secretary Says
Biden’s decision to start training Ukrainian pilots on the jet is more about setting up Kyiv’s long-term capabilities, Kendall said.
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