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We ‘Blew It’ On Battling COVID Disinfo, Say Army's Pandemic Response Leaders

The U.S. Army scrutinized its response to the pandemic, and found fault with its strategic communications efforts.

  • Elizabeth Howe

Taliban Could Lose Power Amid Governance Struggles, Experts Say

The Afghan people could rise up if food shortages, access to medical care and unemployment worsen without international help.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher

Today's D Brief: Mosque bombing in Kandahar; Robot tanks in Texas; Turkey threatens Syrian incursion, again; Democracy in Iraq; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

The Army Brief: Army in the Pacific; Internal analysis; New landmines; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

The Naval Brief: Strategic guidance; Legal trouble; Catholic vaccine refusal; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

Today's D Brief: State’s new Afghan evac plans; Plane nearly hijacked in Kabul; Violence returns to Beirut; ‘Terrorism’ in Norway; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Almost Hijacked? Officials Dispute Scare Amid Ongoing Afghanistan Evac

While the chaos at HKIA is over, the effort to evacuate Afghans is not. Here’s how the U.S. is still getting people out.

  • Tara Copp

Today's D Brief: Conscientious objections and the jab; New first for the National Guard?; Sloppy spycraft; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

General Makes Case for Army’s Role in the Indo-Pacific

“By putting boots on the ground,” Gen. Charles Flynn said, “we're demonstrating the will of the United States.”

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

Today's D Brief: AUSA, day 2; Does the Army belong in the Indo-Pacific?; RIP Odierno; Taliban talks in Doha; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan Is Inspiring Americans Online, FBI Says

“That’s where they see this rallying cry and their opportunity. Now it’s ‘time to buy a gun, run people over with a car,’ do whatever they’re going to do,” an FBI official said Tuesday.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher

CIA Creates China Center To Shift To Great Power Competition

“It’s taking the top slot from the counterterrorism mission over the past 20 years,” said John Doyon, executive vice president of INSA.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher

‘There Will Be No Withdrawal’: Syrian Allies Say US Has Promised to Keep Some Troops There

But for how long? The Kurds say uncertainty is emboldening Turkey, Russian-backed militias, and the Assad regime.

  • Tara Copp

Today's D Brief: Collision in the South China Sea; At least 25 dead in Kunduz; Pentagon’s new climate plan; A smaller defense budget; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The Army Brief: Record suicide rate; New SHARP centers; AI-picked targets; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

The Naval Brief: High suicide rate; More personnel vetting; New accident investigations; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

New DOD Climate Plan: Adjust Ops, Training, Gear for Extreme Weather

Virtual exercises will help when wildfires rage; equipment will be tested for health effects in intense heat and cold.

  • Tara Copp

Today's D Brief: CIA pivots to China; USSOF, Marines in Taiwan; Record-high suicides for DoD; Russian cyberattacks are escalating; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Today's D Brief: Continuous vetting for US troops?; US weapons for sale in Kandahar; CIA's security problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Active-Duty Suicide Rate Hit Record High in 2020

The rate among soldiers was nearly double that of sailors, DOD’s annual suicide report found.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

Today's D Brief: NATO's Stoltenberg on the Hill; Changing views of China; Russia's new hypersonic test; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad