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• The US Army Has Grounded the Two Pilots Who Flew Low Over DC

  05-06-2020 23:08 via defenseone.com
  
  Active duty soldiers in the nation’s capital will also be returning home.
  
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• Ep. 71: The future of arctic security, with U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz

  05-06-2020 17:56 via defenseone.com
  
  The Coast Guard commandant shares some of his concerns about China, Russia, how the coronavirus has challenged the force, and more.
  
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• This is Not a Civil-Military Crisis

  05-06-2020 17:34 via defenseone.com
  
  Recent statements by uniformed leaders are anodyne expressions about U.S. law. Those by retired four-stars are more problematic.
  
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• The Generals Are Speaking Up. Is That a Good Thing?

  04-06-2020 22:39 via defenseone.com
  
  Scholars are warning about what others are celebrating as a necessary corrective to a commander in chief gone wrong.
  
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• CEOs of Major Defense Companies Speak Out About Racism, Call for Unity

  04-06-2020 22:30 via defenseone.com
  
  In many cases, their internal messages and social media posts went out days before military leaders issued their own calls for reflection.
  
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• What The Iraq War Can Teach Us About Better Policing

  04-06-2020 20:22 via defenseone.com
  
  One lesson: if you treat a neighborhood like a battlespace, you’re well on the way to losing the war.
  
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• Cool It With the ‘America In Decline’ Talk

  04-06-2020 18:24 via defenseone.com
  
  Clear-eyed assessment, not reductive defeatism, is required to develop a foreign policy that meets U.S. interests.
  
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• Service Chiefs Acknowledge Racism in the Ranks, Pledge Dialogue, Change

  04-06-2020 04:04 via defenseone.com
  
  More than a week into civil unrest, each one of the service branch chiefs has begun to speak out.
  
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• Military Brass Acknowledge Racism in the Ranks, Pledge Dialogue, Change

  04-06-2020 04:04 via defenseone.com
  
  More than a week into civil unrest, each one of the service branch chiefs has begun to speak out.
  
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• Who Are They? Unmarked Security Forces in DC Spark Fear

  04-06-2020 00:39 via defenseone.com
  
  Mistaken for mercenaries, armed personnel from federal agencies refuse to identify themselves to street protestors and media.
  
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• James Mattis Denounces Trump as a Threat to the Constitution

  04-06-2020 00:18 via defenseone.com
  
  In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another.
  
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• Esper Opposes Active Duty Troop Use As Military Decry Racism, Floyd’s Death

  03-06-2020 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Esper rejects using the Insurrection Act as rumors swirl over how long President Trump will keep him around.
  
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• US Should Pull Drones From Missile Control Regime: Mitchell Institute

  03-06-2020 18:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “I have great hopes that this administration, with its bold unilateral actions on so many fronts, would take unilateral action with this regime on UAVs,” says Keith Webster, former DoD head of defense cooperation.
  
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• Esper Opposes Insurrection Act Use

  03-06-2020 17:41 via defenseone.com
  
  Trump has threatened to invoke the act in order to use active duty troops to police protests.
  
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• Quieter Night In DC As Protests Continue Amid Large Militarized Response Force

  03-06-2020 15:57 via defenseone.com
  
  The show-of-force angered protesters, but the crowds eventually dwindled without much police intervention.
  
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• America’s Generals Must Stand Up to Trump

  03-06-2020 14:00 via defenseone.com
  
  Our military leaders are willing to take a bullet for this country. But are they prepared to take a pink slip?
  
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• Air Force Slates Potential $950M For ABMS Tech From 28 Vendors

  03-06-2020 10:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Regardless, it is light years faster than starting from scratch each time,” Bill Greenwalt said of the IDIQ contracts.
  
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• I Cannot Remain Silent

  03-06-2020 00:40 via defenseone.com
  
  Our fellow citizens are not the enemy, and must never become so.
  
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• Army Scientists: All Strains of COVID-19 Can Be Covered by One Vaccine

  02-06-2020 23:38 via defenseone.com
  
  The service is on track to produce a vaccine against multiple coronavirus strains by the end of the year. But making it available is the CDC’s job.
  
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• Space Force Nat’l Guard Likely To Cost $100M/Year: CBO

  02-06-2020 22:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The Guard and Reserves have existing space capabilities and talents that fit within the mission of the Space Force,” says Rep. Ken Calvert, ranking member on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
  
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• Special Forces SATCOM for the Most Dangerous Missions in the World [Sponsored]

  02-06-2020 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Special Operations Command is sticking with its long-time provider of commercial satellite communications, Leonardo DRS, after an open competition for up to $977 million in contract awards over five years.
  
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• Pentagon Says It Doesn’t Want Active Duty Troops Facing Protesters

  02-06-2020 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The HASC chair today said SecDef Esper’s comments Monday are “deeply concerning in terms of how the US military is used for domestic law enforcement” and “drives home the message that this is a war, this is a battlespace, let’s go fight.”
  
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• Protests Could Lead to Surge of Coronavirus Cases, Officials Say

  02-06-2020 21:21 via defenseone.com
  
  Public health officials and lawmakers worry that COVID-19 could spread quickly through protest gatherings.
  
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• Pentagon Says Guard Did Not Tear-Gas Protesters; Downplays Role In Militarized Response

  02-06-2020 19:58 via defenseone.com
  
  A senior official also said SecDef was unaware of the plan to clear a public park for a Trump photo op.
  
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• SOCOM Looking To Bake In AI Requirements On Every New Program

  02-06-2020 18:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “We need coders,” the Special Operations chief said recently. “We’ve been having discussions internally that the most important person on the mission is no longer the operator kicking down the door, but the cyber operator.”
  
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• Police Militarization Has Fostered a Culture that Sees Protesters as ‘The Enemy’

  02-06-2020 17:03 via defenseone.com
  
  I served 27 years as a police officer, I have observed this militarization firsthand, and studied how it affects confrontations.
  
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• SOCOM Multi-Mission Plane Competition Heats Up

  02-06-2020 14:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SOCOM has budgeted $106 million in 2021 to buy the first five of up to 75 Armed Overwatch aircraft to perform close air support for its troops on the ground, light attack and ISR missions. The planes would replace Air Force Special Operations Command current fleet of U-28 Draco aircraft.
  
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• Is the Conflict in Libya a Preview of the Future of Warfare?

  02-06-2020 14:00 via defenseone.com
  
  Drones. Mercenaries. Disinformation campaigns waged on social media.
  
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• Trump Finally Gets the War He Wanted

  02-06-2020 06:30 via defenseone.com
  
  Gen. Milley and Secretary Esper accompanied the president to a photo op — and right into his American war.
  
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• Trump, GOP Allies Reach For Military Response To Domestic Protests

  01-06-2020 23:59 via defenseone.com
  
  In startling language, Defense Secretary Mark Esper referred to American streets as “the battlespace.”
  
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• Trump And Allies Reach For Military Response To Domestic Protests

  01-06-2020 23:59 via defenseone.com
  
  In startling language, Defense Secretary Mark Esper referred to American streets as “the battlespace.”
  
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• Pandemic Hits Navy’s New Nuke Submarine Program

  01-06-2020 23:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Work on the missile tubes for the Navy’s part of the nation’s nuclear triad is months behind schedule after Babcock was smacked hard by the pandemic.
  
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• Space Force Envisions Cislunar Monitoring; No Crewed Missions

  01-06-2020 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The United States Space Force is not going to be sending humans into space for national security purposes anytime soon,” Maj. Gen. John Shaw said today.
  
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• US Navy Prepares to Connect Newest Carrier to Other Warships

  01-06-2020 23:00 via defenseone.com
  
  The Gerald Ford is in the Atlantic with the Harry Truman.
  
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• Israeli Air Force Pushes Hard For Chopper Pick

  01-06-2020 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  To illustrate the urgency, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Aviv Kochavi flew last week in an old CH-53 (Yasur) in a scenario of long-range flights that moved a team of special commandos deep into “enemy” territory to demonstrate the rescue of a downed pilot.
  
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• Americans Should Fight Propaganda, Like We Used To

  01-06-2020 20:12 via defenseone.com
  
  Do we care what the rest of the world believes about us? We should.
  
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• The Coronavirus Is Raising the Likelihood of Great-Power Conflict

  01-06-2020 17:40 via defenseone.com
  
  U.S. efforts to increase deterrence must be carefully calibrated to avoid accidental escalation.
  
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• What The National Guard Is Doing During the Protests

  01-06-2020 16:33 via defenseone.com
  
  The chances of protestors locking horns with Guardsmen isn’t that high.
  
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• Estonia Already Lives Online. Why Can’t the United States?

  01-06-2020 14:00 via defenseone.com
  
  Using secure identification, people there can bank, apply for government assistance, file for sick leave, order prescriptions, and get medical care—all online.
  
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• Weekend of Violent Protests Leaves Trail of Damage for Feds

  01-06-2020 01:58 via defenseone.com
  
  A Federal Protective Service officer was killed, dozens of Secret Service officers were wounded, and government buildings and monuments were vandalized.
  
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• When Civilian Protest Is Labeled 'Urban Warfare'

  01-06-2020 01:48 via defenseone.com
  
  When state officials say they face "a sophisticated network of urban warfare,” they're looking through the lens of a militarized police force.
  
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• It’s Time to Listen to the Doomsday Planners

  31-05-2020 14:00 via defenseone.com
  
  Another pandemic, or a terrorist attack, could cripple an unprepared executive branch.
  
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• To Boost NATO’s Presence in the Black Sea, Get Creative

  30-05-2020 14:00 via defenseone.com
  
  Alliance fleets aren't getting bigger to match Moscow's moves in the region, so it's time to think differently.
  
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• On Chaotic Day, Trump Vows To ‘Eliminate’ Hong Kong’s Special Status

  29-05-2020 22:39 via defenseone.com
  
  The move is intended to dissuade China. Some analysts believe it will do the opposite.
  
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• The Intelligence Community Wants New COVID-19 Tracking Tools

  29-05-2020 21:52 via defenseone.com
  
  A call has gone out for contactless testing, contact tracing without smartphones, mutation mapping, and more.
  
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• DoD Melds Four Commands For Multi-Domain Data Sharing Test

  29-05-2020 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The exercise, taking place this weekend off of the East Coast, will test Pentagon thinking about how to link air and sea assets against 4th and 5th generation threats.
  
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• DARPA Seeks Secure Microchip Supply Chain

  29-05-2020 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Once a chip is designed, adding security after the fact or making changes to address newly discovered threats is nearly impossible,” explains a DARPA spokesperson.
  
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• New Air-Ops Software to Get 5G Test Outside Las Vegas

  29-05-2020 19:17 via defenseone.com
  
  The Air Force will build a 5G network at Nellis AFB, the latest U.S. base to host experiments with the next-gen comms gear.
  
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• Trump Wants to Leave Afghanistan Before Election Day? Hold Him to It

  29-05-2020 15:00 via defenseone.com
  
  None of the arguments for delaying the inevitable make sense.
  
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• New Spy Chief Takes Reins Amid a Work Environment Reshaped by Coronavirus

  29-05-2020 13:00 via defenseone.com
  
  Telework, staggered schedules, and new technology are some of the ways intelligence officials are keeping themselves and the information they gather safe.
  
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