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US Arctic ambassador nomination may freeze due to foreign actions
The nomination for the first U.S. ambassador to the Arctic may remain frozen, despite competition in the region with China and Russia.
AC-130J crews honored for being ‘eyes in the sky’ over Kabul in 2021
AC-130J crews at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates got the call: They were needed in Kabul.
Navy senior chief recruiter kills wife, dies in shootout, police say
A Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent was also shot in the incident Thursday.
As semiconductor shortages linger, one defense firm gets creative
Defense execs call the computer chip shortage an "acute pain point" and "day-to-day" challenge.
By Joe Gould
Russia and China’s space weapon plans spur high-level Pentagon meeting
The classified talks come after after demonstrations by Russia and China last year.
Biden presses for chips legislation in meeting with Pentagon’s No. 2 and Lockheed
President Joe Biden met virtually on Monday with the chief executive of Lockheed Martin and other companies to spur forward a bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States.
By Joe Gould
Russia-Ukraine war is teaching the Pentagon a lesson about the Pacific
Russia’s war in Ukraine is teaching the Pentagon it can’t get logistics and sustainment wrong in the Pacific theater, its No. 2 civilian said Monday.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon’s high-level group to aid Ukraine is rooted in Iraq and Afghanistan fight
The Pentagon has modeled a new high-level team to rush military aid to Ukraine after the group it used to rush supplies to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, according to a memo obtained by Defense News and sources familiar with the matter.
By Joe Gould
Biden pledges $800 million in new aid to Ukraine, will ask Congress for more
President Biden says he will send $800 million more in military aid to help Ukraine, adding that as his authority to draw from U.S. military stockpiles surpasses $3 billion, he will need to ask Congress for more funding.
Budget hang-ups slow sexual assault prevention reforms
The Defense Department is estimating it will cost billions to implement dozens of efforts.
Kathleen Hicks warns of ‘substantial decline’ in defense-industrial base competition
The deputy defense secretary is concerned about competition in the defense-industrial base, particularly around small businesses.
By Joe Gould