The followings is the Fiscal Year 2016 summary of the Department of Defense freedom of navigation operations. Read More
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Document: Defense Department Exemptions to Federal Hiring Freeze
The following is a Feb. 1, 2017 memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work that includes a list of Defense Department jobs that are exempt from President Donald Trump’s Jan. 23 federal government hiring freeze. Read More
Document: McCain White Paper on Future Defense Budget Recommendations
The following is a white paper that was issued on Jan. 16 from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on defense spending recommendations for fiscal years 2018 to 2022. Read More
Document: SECDEF Ash Carter’s Exit Memo
The following is the Jan. 5, 2016 memo Department of Defense Accomplishments (2009-2016) Taking the Long View, Investing for the Future, signed by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. The document is part of the outgoing Obama administration’s effort for each cabinet level department to outline its accomplishments. Read More
Document: Pentagon Law of War Manual
The following is the December 2016 revision to the Department of Defense Law of War Manual issued this on Dec. 13, 2016. Read More
Document: SECDEF Ash Carter’s Pentagon Transition Memo Following Trump Election
The following is a Nov. 9, 2016 memo from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to the U.S. Department of Defense following the election of President-elect Donald Trump. Read More
SECNAV Mabus Reflects on Time in the Pentagon
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks during an all-hands call at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton on Oct. 21, 2016. US Navy
The biggest surprise Navy Secretary Ray Mabus had when he took office was how slowly the bureaucracy moves and the different tactics it uses to kill a program it doesn’t want. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan
The following is the Aug. 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2016. Read More
Navy, Marines Catching Up to Maintenance Needs of MV-22s and H-1 Helos
UH-1Y Venom. Bell Photo
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The senior officer responsible for 40 percent of the aircraft in the Navy and Marine Corps inventory said because “there was a real-world need” for MV-22 Osprey and newer AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters, the Department of the Navy is just now catching up on maintenance of the fleet. Read More
Document: Pentagon, Department of Navy Fiscal Year 2015 Sexual Assault Reports
The following is the May 5, 2016 Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military and the Department of Navy enclosure. Read More
