Biden Taps SOUTHCOM Deputy to Lead Combatant Command
President Joe Biden nominated the deputy of U.S. Southern Command to lead the combatant command, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.…
Winnefeld: What the Army Can Learn from the Marine Corps
The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has some advice for the Army—struggling with future missions, fewer…
Opinion: ‘Never Forget’
The following story originally appeared in Proceedings, September 2011. A decade later, a former naval officer recalls the day he was working in…
Destroyer Shoots Down Missile in Successful Joint Ballistic Missile Defense Test
A Navy guided missile destroyer (DDG) successfully shot down a ballistic missile target in a joint exercise with the U.S.…
Levin: Close Vote Likely in Senate Military Sexual Assault Measure
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says commanders “are essential to winning this fight” [against sexual assault], but…
Opinion: Unmanned Vehicles and Cyber are a Warfare Evolution, Not Revolution
The use of cyber-tactics combined with unmanned aerial vehicles to prosecute the campaign against terrorists has increased dramatically over recent…
Document: Carter Memo on Headquarters Reduction
The following is a July 31, 2013 memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter to military leaders on a…
Pentagon’s Carter: Choices Made Under Sequestration Are ‘Dumb’
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian agreed “the math does not add…
Two Options for Pentagon’s Future
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon has to choose between a small high tech force or a larger…
Pentagon Takes Next Steps in Moving Women into Combat Jobs
The Marine Corps intends to build up a female cadre of officers and noncommissioned officers to help women as more…
Navy’s Next Generation Communications Satellite Launches Amidst Murky Future
The Navy has successfully launched its second satellite as part of its Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), designed to provide…