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Logisticians battle distance, weather, red tape in giant Pacific exercise

A joint U.S.-Australian wargame turns its focus to supply challenges.

  • Sam Skove
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Policy

Pentagon: US must fix two things if AUKUS is to transform partner militaries

Top policy official says shoring up industrial base, reforming export-control law are key.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

What’s missing from the Quad’s ISR partnership

The year-old Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness can’t do the job with satellites alone.

  • Travis Sharp, Thomas G. Mahnken and Tim Sadov
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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
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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
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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
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How Air Mobility Command is prepping for possible conflict in the Pacific

The command tested new concepts in this year’s edition of its largest exercise.

  • Audrey Decker
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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
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China, Russia creating a ‘dangerous world’ with friendlier military relationship, Pacific commander says

Asked about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, Aquilino said: “With what we have today, I'm confident that they would fail.”

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Ideas

Navies don't agree on naval-warfare law. Here's how to keep legal fissures from sinking your coalition

A new manual can help the U.S. and its partners stay on the same page.

  • James Kraska
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 129: After the NATO summit + a trip to the Pacific

Patrick Tucker explains what he learned during a recent trip to Indo-PACOM headquarters in Hawaii.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
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America's Pacific allies want more joint exercises, short-supply munitions

China’s neighbors are learning from the Ukraine war—including the value of long-range fires.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: Erdogan relents on Sweden’s NATO bid; China’s show of force; Marines lack a confirmed commandant; Measuring military pollution; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Erdogan’s quid pro quo; Acting Marine commandant; Ukraine’s homemade missile; A German deployment first; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine wants long-range missiles; Russian shortages; Biden to Europe; Taiwan roundup; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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