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Advocates urge Austin to act on active duty obesity ‘epidemic’
A new letter urges defense leaders to do more to prevent, identify and treat obesity in the ranks.
By Karen Jowers
Tiny uptick in 2020 military sex assault reports, officials say
Officials familiar with the data said sexual assault reports went up by about 1 percent, compared with the 2019 totals.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US sends more warplanes to Afghanistan to protect troop pullout
Gen. Mark Milley said F-18 attack planes have been added to a previously announced package of air and sea power that can be called upon as protection for withdrawing troops.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic, says a top US general
U.S. military commanders around the globe caution that China's growing assertiveness isn't simply happening in Asia.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military
Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Top US general drops opposition to change in military’s sex assault policy
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of commanders.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Defense Secretary Austin calls for ‘new vision’ for American defense
“The way that we fight the next major war is going to look very different from the way that we fought the last ones,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Friday at Pearl Harbor.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Climate change an ‘existential threat,’ says SECDEF
A new Defense Department installation climate exposure report released last week has senior officials sounding the alarm on climate change.
By Davis Winkie
U.S. Navy joins frantic search for missing Indonesian sub
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has also offered additional assistance to Indonesia, which could include undersea search assets.
End commanders’ power to block military sex assault cases, Pentagon panel says
The recommendation by an independent review commission goes against decades of vehement Pentagon arguments to keep cases within the chain of command.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press