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Threats

COVID rising in 25 states; Afghanistan’s deadliest week in 19 years; Shipyard strike worries Navy; Russia expands forces in Libya; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 23, 2020
Threats

Trump says he slowed COVID testing; Navy to punish carrier’s ex-CO; NSA’s new telework advice; Sparring over roboships; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 22, 2020
Threats

Navy to Punish Fired Captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt

In a reversal, the service’s top officer says further investigation revealed lapses in Capt. Brett Crozier’s judgment and actions aboard his COVID-stricken ship.

  • Bradley Peniston
  • June 19, 2020
Threats

Afghanistan drawdown beating deadline; Esper’s NATO concerns; 4th Russia advisor leaves WH; SOF lens on great power competition; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 19, 2020
Threats

Trump asked Xi for reelection help, Bolton says; New space strategy; COVID rising in 20 states; France, Turkey spar over Libya; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Marcus Weisgerber
  • June 18, 2020
Threats

China, India spar after border clash; States see COVID spikes; Subpar steel in US submarines; Airman charged with killing police; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • June 17, 2020
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Threats

Uncertainty clouds Germany drawdown; 3 die in India-China border brawl; COVID forces hard cyber choices; D1 Tech Summit, today; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 16, 2020
Threats

COVID rises in 22 states; US drops 200 Iraqi terps; Russia sentences former Marine; How to hack DC; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 15, 2020
Threats

‘I should not have been there’; CENTCOM’s China concerns; Afghanistan withdrawal in jeopardy; SASC rebuffs Trump on base names; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 11, 2020
Policy

Trump Vows to Keep Confederates’ Names on US Army Bases

As the military wrestles with racism and its symbols, the commander-in-chief draws a line.

  • Bradley Peniston
  • June 10, 2020
Threats

House GOP pushes back on European drawdown; Thousands volunteer for Space Force; Navy to ban Confederate flag; Hypersonic missile mishap; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 10, 2020
Threats

DoD lifts some COVID travel limits; New Afghanistan peace talks?; Army rethinks Confederate base names; IBM ends face-recognition work; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 9, 2020
Threats

WH is reportedly cutting troops in Germany; SecDef refuses HASC briefing; USCG talks Arctic; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 8, 2020
Threats

Some paratroopers RTB from the DC area; Ex-generals, defense CEOs speak up; US strikes Taliban; China, Iran target presidential campaigns; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 5, 2020
Threats

Service chiefs speak out; Exclusive interview with USCG’s Adm. Schultz; Unmarked security forces in DC; Mattis slams Trump; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 4, 2020
Threats

Service Chiefs Acknowledge Racism in the Ranks, Pledge Dialogue, Change

After days of civil unrest and several Esper missteps, each one of the service branch chiefs has begun to speak out.

  • Marcus Weisgerber, Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
  • June 3, 2020
Threats

Esper: It’s not time for the Insurrection Act; Paratroopers to the Capital region; Yearlong Mideast deployments return; Russia probe, revisited; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • June 3, 2020
Threats

100,000 Americans have died from COVID; Pompeo threatens China over Hong Kong; Afghanistan drawdown ahead of schedule; Medical delivery by drone; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • May 28, 2020
Threats

US COVID deaths near 100,000; 3rd servicemember dies; Afghan drawdown accelerates; USAF colonel heads to space; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • May 27, 2020
Threats

Afghan ceasefire nears end; Russia sends jets to Libya; US Army’s videogames; Industry scrambles to keep interns; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • May 26, 2020
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