Ideas

Here’s What Concerns the General in Charge of Recruiting America’s Future Army

President Trump’s Army is trying to recruit 80,000 new soldiers, something that hasn’t happened this century without lowering the bar for entry.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

N. Korea takes aim at U.S. power grid; New China-Sea FONOP; Ukraine preps armed ground robots for battle; Afghanistan air war returns to 2010 intensity; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

US Army prepares for the wars of 2025-40; Turkish forces get Russian air support in Syria; ISIS fighters surrendering en masse — to Kurds; Marvel-Northrop comic bombs; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Report: Trump will try to exit Iran deal; Russian hackers stole even more NSA tools; Ukrainian army grows under US tutelage; Senators: Get lasers to the battlefield; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

In Ukraine, the US Trains an Army in the West to Fight in the East

For more than two years, some 300 American soldiers have been quietly helping train an enormous partner military in western Ukraine.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

US troops killed in Niger; Last ISIS stronghold in N. Iraq falls; Report: Russian strike killed dozens of civilians; Why tac nukes are still a thing; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Mattis unveils (some) Afghanistan strategy details; USNS Comfort joins 10K troops in Puerto Rico; Russians hack US soldiers’ cellphones; Marine vet stole truck to help Las Vegas injured; And just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Las Vegas massacre: ‘terrorism’?; China’s stealth jet enters service; DARPA debuts smoke-penetrating radar; A 3rd US military aircraft goes down; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Deadliest US mass shooting, ever; Puerto Rico SitRep; Libya strikes illustrate expansion of US ops; Q&A with ISIS-war deputy commander; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Q&A: Deputy Commander of the War on ISIS

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert Sofge is helping to coordinate a two-front ground war in Iraq.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Three-star takes over Puerto Rican relief; US might intercept a N. Korean missile over Russia; As ISIS uses fewer drones, US Marines are 3D-printing their own; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Mattis: Russia, Iran arming Taliban; More missile-defense money; How much do you pay for war?; 3 questions about America’s next missile sub; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

3 Questions: America’s Next Nuclear-Missile Submarine

Built to deter America's enemies for the next 60 years, the Navy's new missile sub is slated to be the U.S. military’s third most-expensive program — ever.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Mattis, mortars hit Kabul airport; DPRK asks GOP to explain POTUS; China offers robot ship for export; US military building a giant nervous system; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Pyongyang threatens US aircraft; McMaster speaks up; Region braces as Kurds approve independence; Troops help in Puerto Rico; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
Threats

New show of force near North Korea; US strikes ISIS camp in Libya; Russian sub fires cruise missiles into Syria; Kurds vote on independence today; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Trump wants to expand anti-terror war; Missile threats and news from US, NK, Iran; Drones that see in the dark; EU cyber wargame gets hard fast; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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ISIS collapsing in Iraq; Russia warns US forces in Syria; Iranians may have hacked US aerospace firms; Medic to get Medal of Honor; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump’s fiery UN speech; US warships will use anti-collision beacons; ‘Last ISIS stronghold in Iraq’; Israel downs ‘Iranian-made’ UAV; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Russia-China launch wargames; US show of force over Korea; Trump at the UN; US forces regroup in Syria; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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