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

• Ben Watson
• May 2, 2025

The D Brief: NOLA attacker acted alone, FBI says; China’s new jets; Cyber breaches hint at what’s next; US Steel sale blocked; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
• January 3, 2025

The D Brief: New Orleans attack; US, Israeli strikes in Yemen; Africa’s ‘new era of war’; What drove Afghanistan lies?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
• January 2, 2025

Defense One Radio, Ep. 166: The Second Battle of Fallujah, 20 years later

A decorated Marine veteran and a videogame maker revisit the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War.

• Ben Watson
• November 7, 2024

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s military chief’s view; Russian ship, sunk; China’s new hacking era; Big sale to India; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• February 2, 2024

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

Today's D Brief: Ukraine's counteroffensive begins; Trump indicted; Where the US fights; Murder rates are falling; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• June 9, 2023

Today's D Brief: Service chiefs on debt-default; Militias strike inside Russia; Army mulls SOF cut; USAF’s new-jet process; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• May 23, 2023

Defense One Radio, Ep. 112: The especially difficult history of America’s Black veterans

Two historians join us to share the forgotten stories of dozens of Black American veterans across eight decades of service.

• Ben Watson
• November 11, 2022

Fully Fund America’s International Affairs Budget

Few investments reap larger rewards than the less-than-1% we spend on diplomacy and development.

• Patrick Murphy and Blair Milo
• October 6, 2022

VA Taking ‘Prudent’ Steps to Protect Employees Who Provide Abortions

The department announced its plans to continue offering abortions shortly after Roe v Wade was overturned in June.

• Elizabeth Howe
• September 26, 2022

VA to Offer Abortions in Limited Cases

In a policy reversal, the department will allowing its doctors to terminate pregnancies caused by rape or incest, or that threaten the mother's life.

• Eric Katz
• September 3, 2022

Defense One Radio, Ep. 107: The legacy of America’s Afghan war, with Elliot Ackerman

Two Afghanistan war veterans discuss some of the toughest lessons from America's 20-year war.

• Ben Watson
• August 22, 2022

Today's D Brief: China winds down Taiwan drills; Beijing's new Taiwan occupation threat; 9 Russian jets destroyed in Crimea; Javelins to Brazil; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• August 10, 2022

Today's D Brief: Pelosi departs Taiwan; China announces live-fire drills; PACT Act heads to Biden's desk; E.Ky flood update; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jacqueline Feldscher
• August 3, 2022

Dems Using Burn-Pit Vote To Target GOP Opponents in Midterms

“They’re for wars…but they’re not for veterans,” a Marine Corps vet running for the Senate said.

• Jacqueline Feldscher
• August 2, 2022

VA Is 'Closely Watching' the Fate of Abortion Access as It Weighs Offering the Service

The leader of the largest hospital network in the country says he has the authority to change the department's policy.

• Eric Katz
• July 21, 2022