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Russia sniffs around undersea cables; US, Saudi plan support for Syrian rebels; US appoints new anti-ISIS commander; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Iraq rescue op: combat or not?; Assad clears Russia to hit ISIS; USAF’s secret bomber-design team; Russian satellites behaving oddly; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Obama Vetoes Defense Policy Bill; Now What?

A partisan proxy war escalates as Obama fulfills his vow to send the annual defense policy bill back to lawmakers.

  • Ben Watson and Molly O'Toole
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Breaking: SOF hit ISIS prison; F-16s for Pakistan; US, Russia to talk about Syria; Gates offers Obama advice; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Dunford: who’s in charge here?; Assad & friends grind toward Aleppo; Canada drops out of ISIS fight; A-10s head back to war; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

A-10s Are Heading Back to War, This Time In Syria

Pentagon confirms Hawgs’ arrival in Turkey; details new deconfliction deal with Russia.

  • Ben Watson
Policy

Jim Webb Drops Out of 2016 Dem Race, Leaves Independent Bid Open

The Democratic presidential hopeful with far and away the most military experience is now out of his party’s race for the White House.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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Dunford in Iraq; Ban nuke cruise missiles; Saudi buys LCS; Battlefield haiku; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Khorasan leader killed in Syria; Assad, Iran, Hezbollah, Russia team gains ground; CJCS Dunford’s first trip overseas; Woods Hole, hacked; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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AP: US knew about Kunduz hospital; Obama halts Afghanistan drawdown; SecDef hushes women-in-combat talk; Sextants return to USNA; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Afghan drawdown, pushed off; Pentagon rewriting European playbook; US troops to Cameroon; 5 cool robots at AUSA; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Deconfliction, take three; Debating Dems pile on Clinton; Ukraine may buy US armor; DHS wants to revive terror alerts; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Pentagon sends more Syrians into battle; US, Russia open talks; Marines ask to keep women out of some jobs; Move over McCain, here comes Joni Ernst; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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Decrepit weapons delayed Syrian train-and-equip effort; US searches for new options; Russian aggression reshaping arms market; Bowing to China?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Syrian train-and-equip shocker; Assad’s forces using new Russian arms; Does the ISIS fight need a czar?; GOPers debate national security; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US may reduce Syrian training effort; Navy, Marines will open all jobs to women; UK tells arms makers to think ‘export’; Rock Island Arsenal braces for budgetary siege; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Russia settles into Syria; Chinese admiral claims the South China Sea; N. Korea declares reactor restart; Dutch general slams US helo plan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Prison break in Afghanistan; No US-Russia comms in Syria; USAF bomber will do more than bomb; Do drone strikes even work?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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NATO’s intel shortage; Russia tries playing nice over Syria; NIBMY over Gitmo; the 500; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
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USAF, a bit rusty in defended airspace; Russia shipping gear to Syria via Iran; NSA adds tools to monitor Tehran; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Defense One Staff
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