Lloyd J. Austin becomes the leader of the Pentagon The Senate voted on Friday to approved President Biden’s pick for the Secretary of Defense Department, Lloyd J. Austin.…
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U.S. Signs Joint Declaration with UK
U.S. Marines and Navy personnel to deploy to joint carrier strike group. As part of the U.S. Defense Strategy, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday the signing…
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U.S. Troop Draw Down Accomplished in Middle East
Levels of U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq at lowest since 2001. The Pentagon announced last week the completion of the draw down of U.S. troops that was…
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Federal Departments Investigate Demonstrations of January 6
Seek to understand how Capitol complex security was compromised. On Friday, the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, the Interior, and Defense launched a joint investigation into the events…
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Pentagon Updates Middle East Strategy
Changes reflect normalized relationships between Israel and Arab nations. On Friday, the Defense Department announced that it would be reordering its policies and operations in the Middle East.…
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DOD Declassifies Chinese Bounties on American Troops
Intelligence unconfirmed, but has potentially global impact. Two senior administration officials declassified an unconfirmed intelligence report that was given to President Trump in a briefing on December 17.…
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Pentagon Releases Plans for Increased Diversity
Memo signed by Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller A memo entitled “Actions to Improve Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Military” was signed and released…
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Pentagon Adds Four Chinese Firms to Blacklist
Move complies with legislation passed over 20 years ago. This past week, the Pentagon announced that it has added four companies to its blacklist against Chinese technology and…
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DOD Deputy Chief of Staff Resigns
President Trump updating senior DOD leadership. The Defense Department announced on Friday that the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Secretary of Defense had turned in her resignation.…
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President Trump Terminates Defense Secretary Esper
Action follows reports that Esper had resignation letter ready to go. On Monday afternoon, President Trump announced that he had terminated Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. It is…
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