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After Benghazi, Specialized Crisis Response Teams Are Now the ‘New Normal’
In the wake of the Benghazi attack, the Pentagon realized it needed a smaller, more agile footprint in North Africa. By Ben Watson
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Don't Blame China for Territorial Disputes, Says Top General Visiting Pentagon
China is 'a peaceful, cordial and civilized lion,' argued Gen. Fang Fenghui, the People's Liberation Army’s top officer, during a Pentagon visit on Thursday. By Ben Watson
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Why the U.S. Has Few Options To Help Find Kidnapped Girls in Nigeria
Finding more than 270 kidnapped girls will be a challenge in Nigeria’s lawless northeast. By Ben Watson and Kedar Pavgi
Policy
House Committee Votes to Keep A-10 Funding Through 2015
Despite pleas from Air Force officials, lawmakers are refusing to let the A-10 become a casualty of sequestration. By Ben Watson
Science & Tech
Check Out This Video of a Helicopter Transforming Into a Truck
Through adverse weather or in contaminated hotspots, this 'multi-copter' can traverse land or air for a variety of purposes. By Ben Watson
Policy
Smith Tries for BRAC, McKeon Shoots Him Down
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee says his proposal would avoid the costly mistakes of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure. By Ben Watson
Policy
It’s Too Soon to Cut Funding for A-10s, Lawmakers Say
The A-10’s capabilities are too great to pass off to jets and too cheap for the Pentagon to turn its back on the fleet just yet, according to eight senators. By Ben Watson
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Veteran Unemployment Rate Drops, But Still Outpaces the Rest of the Country
Despite an overall jobless rate decline of nearly half a percentage point in April, recent vets are still having a harder time finding work than the general public. By Ben Watson
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Terrorist Attacks Have Increased By 43 Percent in the Last Year
A decentralized al-Qaeda focused on less global objectives, while Syria honed its reputation as both factory and battleground for new fighters. By Kedar Pavgi and Ben Watson
Policy
To Fight Russia, Ukraine Must Also Fight Corruption, Biden Says
Ukraine’s upcoming vote is a chance for the former Soviet republic to turn its back on the ‘corrosive’ former Soviet republic ways. By Ben Watson
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Kerry: NATO Members Must Increase Military Spending
Secretary Kerry, claiming Russia has ‘escalated the crisis even further’ in Ukraine, tells under-spending NATO member states it’s time to pay up. By Ben Watson
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Obama Boosts Asia Pivot, Expands U.S. Troop Access to Philippines
President Barack Obama announced a 10-year agreement to send additional American troops and equipment through the Philippines. By Ben Watson
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Reserve, Guard Soldiers Committing Suicide at Higher Rates
The good news is military suicides declined last year. The bad news is Army Guard and Reserve numbers are higher than previously thought. By Ben Watson
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Pentagon Sending 600 U.S. Troops to Eastern Europe
Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne are heading to Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia for month-long military exercises. By Ben Watson
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Poland Fears Putin’s ‘New Russia’ Doctrine
Russia’s ‘brutal intervention in eastern Ukraine’ has sounded the alarm for the Polish military. By Ben Watson
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NATO Ramps Up Its Military Presence in Eastern Europe
NATO is stepping up reinforcements in the region as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with the Polish defense minister at the Pentagon. By Ben Watson
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Where Genocide Is Most Likely To Happen Next
One university team may have found a way to predict the world’s next genocides. By Ben Watson and Kedar Pavgi
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Here’s a Map of the World’s Fastest Growing Militaries
Twenty-three nations have doubled their defense spending in the past decade. By Ben Watson and Kedar Pavgi
Policy
NATO Won’t Rule Out Sending U.S. Troops to Eastern Europe
The alliance’s top military commander says the U.S. is considering sending American troops to Eastern Europe to reassure allies. By Ben Watson
Policy