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Air Force’s No. 2 civilian to step down March 6
Gina Ortiz Jones has overseen the needs of nearly 700,000 military and civilian personnel across the Air Force and Space Force for the past two years.
Pentagon adding new China and tech chiefs
Ely Ratner is one of the latest of President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Pentagon to receive Senate approval.
By Joe Gould
A dozen of Biden’s national security nominees are on hold in the Senate
At least three lawmakers are using the nominees as bargaining chips in talks on various concerns.
Biden picks Russia pro for key Pentagon post
President Joe Biden is set to nominate the chief executive of the U.S.-Russia Foundation and a former National Security Council official on Russia to be the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs on Tuesday.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon’s extremism definition will have to find the line between free speech and unit cohesion
In order to root out extremism, the military is going to have to define it.
Guardsman killed in F-16C crash became disoriented, distracted, safety report says
Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, a fighter pilot with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 176th Fighter Squadron, went down in Michigan's Hiawatha National Forest around 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2020.
We must not repeat the Vietnam refugee tragedy in Afghanistan
The withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan must not end with a betrayal of our Afghan allies, says the author of this commentary.
By Jim Jones
Biden to nominate Frank Kendall as Air Force secretary
Frank Kendall previously served as the Pentagon's top acquisition official during the Obama administration.
Advocates renew push to end the military’s remarriage penalty for spouses of fallen troops
Under current law, surviving spouses can lost access to a host of military benefits if they remarry before age 55 .
Iran threatens ‘USS Cole-style attacks’ on Fort McNair and a top general, sources say
Communications intercepted by the National Security Agency in January showed that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard discussed mounting “USS Cole-style attacks” against the base in the nation's capital, two U.S. intelligence officials told the AP.
New solutions are needed to help with the military suicide stigma
New solutions, such as those put forth by the Brandon Act or a Crisis Response Plan, are needed immediately to help with the military suicide crisis, says the author of this commentary.
By Brandon Alward