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Threats

Embassies in Yemen evac’ed; Will U.S. CT mission stay intact?; Assad says he’s in the loop; Three admirals censured; Chelsea Manning gets a gig; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • February 11, 2015
Threats

More dems pushing for arms; Obama mulls; Carter’s nod could come today; An ISIS recruiter killed – in Afghanistan; Why did the Pentagon spend $500k?; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • February 10, 2015
Threats

Unifying against Russia; Dozens of flag officers under investigation; 217,000 vets hired; Supersized at the Pentagon; Does Williams’ name get added to an infamous list?; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • February 9, 2015
Threats

It’s just the beginning for Jordan; A ceasefire in Ukraine?; Thickening plot in Williams fib; U.S.-Israel really are besties; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • February 6, 2015
Threats

Jordan considers airstrikes; Hawks swoon for Carter; Arming Ukraine; Carter’s tie collection; The Navy’s new fire-fighting robot; The Fat Leonard sings; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • February 5, 2015
Threats

Jordan’s quid pro quo; Carter’s big job interview today; UAE bowed out of airstrikes; Saudi oil is key; Isn’t it ironic: Jill Kelley’s emails to brass; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • February 4, 2015
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Threats

What would Ash do?; 129 battalion, Army brigade commanders fired since 2003; An unclass about-face; What Adam Kinzinger did for Casey Celske; China just hit the delete button; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • February 3, 2015
Threats

Will the US arm Ukraine?; A new Air Force One; Budget Day at the Pentagon; Tearing down the Okura; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • February 2, 2015
Threats

The Enemy of my enemy in Yemen; There are 750,000 civilians in DoD, and they’re growing; Is the WH hostage strategy MIA?; McCain shuts up Code Pink; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 30, 2015
Threats

Tensions ease on Israeli border; Deadline pushed for Jordanian swap; Mil Comp recommendations out this morning; Obama says good-bye to Hagel; Slipper jokes; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 29, 2015
Threats

$1.3 billion for training in Iraq, Syria; Desertion charge for Bergdahl?; A 401K for the troops?; Who is “General Mathis?”; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 28, 2015
Threats

Kurdish forces take Kobani; The troubled training mission in Syria; Next week on the Hill; What about that drone on the WH lawn?; Dempsey’s essay contest for Abdullah; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 27, 2015
Threats

The D Brief: Exploiting the opportunity with Saudi, where the terrorism threat grows; Hagel this ayem on “non-stop war”; McCain: more BOG; Dunford shakes it up; James in Antarctica; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 26, 2015
Threats

The D Brief: In Yemen, what was old becomes new again; Austin on using boots on the ground: we’ll do what it takes; Thornberry on U.S. and Assad: it’s confusing; Tom Brady: “It’s not ISIS;” Hersman to CSIS; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 23, 2015
Threats

The D Brief: U.S. trainers to Ukraine; Siege in Yemen over for now, but dangers persist; Navy fires the Gitmo base commander; What were Iraqis from Anbar doing in the Pentagon?; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 22, 2015
Threats

The D Brief: Yemen struggles; Thornberry: things gotta change; Canada has TIC; Dunford chooses an SMMC; The fleecing of the Army; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 21, 2015
Threats

The D Brief: Defense One’s State of Defense and the services; Yemen’s capital won’t be evacuated; A shift on Syria; Sniper a hit with “cultural conservatives” and vets; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 20, 2015
Threats

The D Brief: Pentagon to send 400 trainers, hundreds more personnel for Syria rebel training; An attack thwarted in Belgium; A SEAL’s swagger: too much?; Hagel’s blue socks; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 16, 2015
Threats

The D Brief: Airstrikes in Syria aren’t working; Why to fear 'Butt Bombs;' A rise in suicides; The Air Force’s state today; Anne Gearan’s 1,916-day wait for a FOIA; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 15, 2015
Threats

The D Brief: AQAP claims Paris attack; McCain just got his second most wanted dream job; The amazing technology searching for AirAsia jet; Little gets a new job; Bradley Cooper talks at Sniper screening; And a bit more.

By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
  • January 14, 2015
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