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Combatant commanders head to Capitol Hill to face budget questions
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 18, 2024.
How this unit could shape the future of infantry battalions for decades
Marine infantry battalions will now be manned with 880 Marines and sailors, down from 965 a few years ago.
By Todd South
Brett Crozier, ‘maverick’ fired as carrier CO, wouldn’t change a thing
The former CO of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, fired for his efforts to help his sailors, regrets nothing: "I did it out of love for my crew."
Biden nominates Air Force general to lead NSA, Cyber Command
If confirmed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the current deputy commander of Cyber Command, would replace Army Gen. Paul Nakasone.
By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP
US and allied naval commanders in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz
The Mideast-based chiefs of the U.S., British and French navies have transited the Strait of Hormuz aboard an American warship.
By Jon Gambrell, AP
How QuikClot went from drug company reject to front-line ‘miracle’
Clotting agent QuikClot has helped save lives on the battlefield and beyond. This excerpt from “In the Blood” explores its use in the Iraq War.
By Charles Barber
Battalion commander relieved after holiday ball faces court-martial
Lt. Col. Jon-Paul Depreo was relieved due to an incident at the unit's holiday ball last year.
By Davis Winkie
The women who won the right to fly in combat
Meet a band of women aviators who kicked open the door to fly in combat in this excerpt from “The Fly Girls Revolt” by Eileen A. Bjorkman.
By Eileen A. Bjorkman
Did a military lab spill anthrax into public waterways? New book reveals details of a US leak.
“Pandora’s Gamble” describes how wastewater potentially containing anthrax, Ebola, and other deadly pathogens spilled from an Army facility in 2018.
By Alison Young, KFF Health News