Navy Transport With Equipment, Personnel for Gaza Pier Back Home After Engine Fire
A Navy ship on its way to Gaza with parts for the temporary pier returned home after experiencing a fire, the Navy said Wednesday.…
Petraeus Questions U.S. Ability to Counter Terrorism After Afghanistan’s Fall
The “harsh reality” of the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban raises question on how closely Washington can keep an…
Pentagon Mandating Pfizer Vaccine After FDA Approval; 2 Sailors, Marine Die of COVID-19 Complications
The Defense Department will begin requiring Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination now that it has received full approval from the Food and…
Limited Coordination Between U.S., NATO Allies in Getting Afghanistan Evacuees to Airport
Troops from NATO member states, including the U.S., U.K. and France, are all working in Kabul to remove citizens and…
Report to Congress on Selective Service and Draft Registration
The following is the Aug. 18, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, The Selective Service System and Draft Registration: Issues for…
SECDEF Austin: U.S. Lacks ‘Capability’ in Kabul to Create Safe Passage for Americans, Afghans to Leave Afghanistan
This post has been updated with a statement from President Joe Biden. The U.S. doesn’t have enough troops in Kabul…
Report to Congress on Joint All-Domain Command and Control
The following is the Aug 12, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Joint All-Domain Command and Control: Background and Issues for…
UPDATED: Pentagon Declares Afghanistan Exodus a Non-Combatant Evacuation as U.S. Marines, Soldiers Mass in Kabul
This post has been updated with additional comments from President Biden and Pentagon officials. The mass exodus of U.S. citizens…
MDA: US Has Several Options To Defend Guam From Missile Threats
The U.S. has several options to defend Guam against attack, the director of the Missile Defense Agency said this week,…
GAO’s Open Recommendations to the Pentagon
The following is an August list of the Government Accountability Office’s open priority recommendations to the Pentagon.…
U.S. 3rd Fleet Shifts Command Hub to Hawaii as Vinson CSG, Air Wing Join Global Large-Scale Exercises
San Diego-based U.S. 3rd Fleet relocated its command-and-control hub to Hawaii to support the Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2021 and…