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Today's D Brief: CNO retires sans replacement; Ukraine inches forward; Niger junta mixes messages; DC Guard shakeup?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 14, 2023
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Today's D Brief: WH asks for more Ukraine funds; African bloc readies force; China probes Taiwan’s defenses; 100K mines, removed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 11, 2023
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Today's D Brief: Firefighting on Maui; Kim’s arms factories; Army’s peacetime awards; Nearly 100 Navy leaders on hold; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • August 10, 2023
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Today's D Brief: Fireball in Moscow; China-Philippines standoff; Fighting ISIS in Iraq; Farewell to a whistleblower; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 9, 2023
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Today's D Brief: Counteroffensive cluster bombs; China, Russia off Alaska; Japan military, hacked; Afghan resistance; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 8, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Another Ukrainian naval strike; Air war evolves; China’s rocket-forces purge; Niger junta digs in; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 7, 2023
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s drone-boat attack; US troops on private ships?; Marines’ stopgap guidance; 1/4 of DOD cyber jobs are vacant; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Caitlin M. Kenney
  • August 4, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Evacuations from Niger; Navy’s destroyer plans; N. Korea’s US soldier; Guam’s typhoon woes; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 3, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Drone strikes on Ukraine; Trump indicted on election charges; 300 senior jobs unfilled; Retrofitting missiles; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 2, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Drone attacks in Moscow; No Space HQ for Alabama; USAF walks back tanker forecast; Marines’ recruiting success; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 1, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: New aid for Taiwan; Sex-assault rules change; Chinese-malware warnings; Niger coup ultimatum; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
  • July 31, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s main campaign; Coup in Niger; Russian jet hits US drone; More troops lose abortion access; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 27, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Next AF chief tapped; SecDef in Indo-Pac; Ops in Africa; What if AI gets dumber? And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 26, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Artillery for Ukraine; Navy’s next big wargame; Army’s new sims; Why immigrants enlist; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 25, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Another US sub in Korea; Russia, Ukraine exchange drone strikes; CNO nom announced; Giant defense-contractor settlement; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 24, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: US bulks up Gulf forces; SecDef to visit IndoPac; Afghanistan’s lessons for Ukraine war; Tuberville block awaits Army, Air Force chief noms; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
  • July 21, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia continues port strikes, threatens civilian ships; Wagner trains in Belarus; MI6 assesses Ukraine’s advance; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 20, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia bombs grain port; US soldier in N. Korea; F-35 deliveries drop; Dueling Navy Hornet databases; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 19, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s urgent needs; US ups Gulf presence; WH visit for Israeli prez; American in N. Korean custody; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • July 18, 2023
Threats

Today's D Brief: Crimea bridge damaged; Mines slow counteroffensive; Projected nuke costs rise; ~$1M sex-assault settlement; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 17, 2023
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