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US Army medics prepare for war with China

Service is focused on overcoming logistical hurdles and other obstacles now so that medical professionals will be ready if they’re needed.

  • Jennifer Hlad

The D Brief: US strikes in Somalia; UAE seeks DOGE’d DOD workers; Trump-Putin talks fall flat; Genius Machines on Thursday; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: Largest drone attack of Putin’s invasion; Dim outlook for Russia-Ukraine talks; Army preps DC for military parade; DOD to get a SOF-like makeover; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker

Defense One Radio, Ep. 180: The Marine Corps in the Pacific littorals

Two generals based in Japan discuss the Corps' multiyear modernization campaign and preparations for potential conflict with China.

  • Jennifer Hlad

The D Brief: Army Reserve’s Pacific plan; What Ukraine needs; Peace talks in Turkey; Misinformation studies cancelled; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

Army designating Reserve units for repeat deployments to INDOPACOM

The service is also looking at prepositioning equipment for troops to train on.

  • Meghann Myers

The D Brief: New jets announced; Border-ops funding shift; Putin’s no-show; Europe’s trillion-dollar problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Army prepping for Pacific conflict with prepositioned equipment, logistics hubs

Moving weapons, ammunition, fuel, and even water around the vast theater will be a huge challenge.

  • Meghann Myers

The D Brief: Defense-exports deal; F-47 specs; China’s Gulf inroads; Air Force One dangers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Trump’s Qatari Air Force One would pose massive security risks

Treating the aircraft as safe for the commander in chief with just a few modifications is "absurd," one former senior defense official said.

  • Audrey Decker

How China’s tech giants wired the Gulf

Ubiquitous Chinese gear, infrastructure, and deals belie the narrative of close U.S.-Gulf cooperations—and raise grave security concerns.

  • Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer

The D Brief: Why Yemen strikes ended; Gitmo flights, tallied; Spectrum battle; Turkey’s PKK disbands; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today’s D Brief: Russia’s barrage; India-Pakistan ceasefire; SOCOM gear; Qatar’s proposed gift; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker

The D Brief: State’s cuts; Trans ban, in effect; Concerns about Army plan; B-52s join B-2s; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson

Boeing says it can deliver Air Force One in 2027—if requirements are relaxed

The Air Force has already lowered security requirements so Boeing can move faster.

  • Audrey Decker

The D Brief: India, Pakistan trade fire; Yemen outlook; China’s space-sensing firm; Russia’s ceasefire violations?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: India, Pakistan exchange fire; Houthi ceasefire?; Shipyard drain; Another jet overboard; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: 10% fewer generals; ‘Conquer Gaza’; New ICBM expense; ‘Airpower trap’?; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston, Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
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The D Brief: Budget ‘gimmicks’; Drones down fighter jets; China’s counter-drone efforts; Army’s network experiment; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson

The D Brief: Budget-proposal reveal; Yemen-strike stats; Army’s to-do list; Marines’ top goal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

The D Brief: Waltz, out?; New Army goals, cuts; Extremist groups, rising; Ukraine minerals deal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston