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Iraqi SOF pushes further into Mosul; Airstrikes on Aleppo hospitals; Trump picks Flynn as nat’l security adviser; D1 Summit wraps; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The YouTube Effect: Intelligence Operations Move Out of the Shadows

The U.S. military’s intel chief describes a shift from “secret wars” to “low-visibility wars.”

  • Tom Shoop
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Key airport seized outside Mosul; Turkish troops move toward al-Bab; Cotton: boost BMD, reassure allies; It’s Defense One Summit day!; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Bombs rain on Aleppo; Rough day for the Trump transition; Signs of life in Mosul; Royal Navy to go guns-only; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US Troops Are Still in the Philippines, Despite Duterte’s Insults and Threats

PACOM commander Adm. Harry Harris will head to the islands ‘optimistic’ but expecting a ‘refocusing’ of joint exercises.

  • Caroline Houck
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Russia cleared hot in Syria; East Mosul one-third free of ISIS; How special operators trained for Iraq offensive; Trump’s effect in Europe and Asia; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

How Special Operators Trained for Psychological Warfare Before the Mosul Fight

At a two-day exercise in April, U.S. troops practiced waging warfare on an invisible yet vital battlefield.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Defense One Summit Leadership Briefing 2016: Adm. Harry Harris of Pacific Command

What's next for Pacific Command? Hear it from Adm. Harris, who leads America's largest military command in one of the world's most complex and dynamic regions.

  • Defense One Staff
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‘Unprecedented attack’ at Bagram; Assault begins on al-Bab; Trump: ‘we have great generals’ who ‘haven’t done the job’; Russia’s imagery games; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Arab group withdraws from Raqqa push; March on Mosul’s airport; White House asks $11.6b more for wars; UK-Norway boost cooperation; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Mosul fighting gets more brutal; Trump issues 100-days plan; Defense stocks soar; Airborne gets a bomb squad; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump, on top; Assad regime, cautiously optimistic; Arms exports soared under Obama; Diver may have found long-lost nuke; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
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Election Day (at last!); Moving toward Raqqa; Army sends huge ammo shipment to Europe; Navy cancels ammo for newest warship; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Raqqa offensive moves to Phase 2; 28 hours of terror in Mosul; NATO on higher alert; US cyber-warns Russia ahead of Election Day; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

How Many Zero-Days Does the US Government Hold? Here’s the Best Guess Yet

A Columbia University report critiques the process that decides whether cyber vulnerabilities should be fixed or exploited

  • Joseph Marks
Threats

Turkey arrests opposition leaders; Six villages taken in Mosul fight; US boosts efforts to secure the election; Things falling off military planes; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Deaths in Kunduz; Iraq’s 9th Armored enters Mosul; Raqqa offensive now ‘months’ away; USS Zumwalt vs. China’s Type 055 destroyer; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Mosul offensive takes a knee; ISIS ignites massive sulfur and oil fires; Context for China’s stealthy jet; DoD’s new top-secret phone; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

As China Shows Off J-20 Stealth Fighter, A Bit of Context

It takes more than a flyby at an airshow to deploy fifth-generation fighter jets in combat.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Deception and booby-traps as forces enter Mosul; Russia suspends Syrian peace talks; Surrogates describe Trump’s defense stance; Stop misusing ‘strategic’; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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