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Central Command’s Kurilla eyes drone-countering lasers for Middle East
At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. Department of Defense. Some are more mature than others.
Pompeo signs off on al-Udeid Air Base expansion, but says Qatar diplomatic crisis ‘has dragged on too long’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday an ongoing boycott of Qatar by four of America’s allies in the Middle East “has dragged on too long,” though he gave no sign of any coming breakthrough in the dispute.
Mattis is out, and Blackwater is back: ‘We are coming’
Mattis' resignation may revive plans to privatize the Afghanistan war.
By Tara Copp, AP
Pentagon withdrawing 7,000 troops from Afghanistan
The president is moving to cut in half the number of troops deployed there, a step towards ending the 17-year-old war.
CENTCOM chief: The future of warfare demands more cyber authorities
The head of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Joseph Votel, in a Dec. 18 paper stated that the Pentagon must “normalize” electronic warfare and cyberattacks into daily operations.
By Justin Lynch
Scrapping nuclear deal hasn’t slowed Iran, says CENTCOM nominee
Senators grilled the incoming commander of U.S. Central Command on Iran and U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
By Joe Gould
New CENTCOM head on Afghanistan mission: ‘I don’t know how long it will take’
The nominee to take over the combatant command told senators he can't put any timeline on the 17-year-old mission there.
The lame-duck Congress has a national security to-do list
Here are three items on the national security agenda for Congress.
By Joe Gould
CENTCOM apologizes and removes manual containing the phrase ‘Negro blood’
U.S. Central Command has removed a welcome booklet for the U.S. military training mission to Saudi Arabia.
By Kyle Rempfer
DoD hasn’t followed CENTCOM deployment requirements for advisers heading to Afghanistan, report says
The Department of Defense has not been following through on adviser training for its service members before deploying them to Afghanistan, a government watchdog reported.
By Kyle Rempfer
Two Iranian fast boats approach US warship while CENTCOM commander is on board
The Essex is hauling U.S. Marines and F-35Bs with the 13th MEU.
By Shawn Snow