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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
‘It’s not good for our democracy’: Calls grow for federal officers to shed military-style uniformsAs authorities crack down on protests in Portland, Ore., military leaders, lawmakers and former government officials have intensified calls for federal officers to shed the ca...
By Carrie Cordero
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National Security Human Capital Program
‘The military failed him’: Soldier’s bones found months after he was labeled a deserterSince the remains of Pvt. Gregory Wedel-Morales were discovered in a shallow grave outside Fort Hood last month, the mystery of his disappearance has only intensified. The Ar...
By Kayla M. Williams
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In The News
National Security Human Capital Program
Use of medical helicopter to target protesters is under investigation, National Guard saysOn the battlefield, the roar of helicopter blades paired with a Red Cross is salvation for wounded troops and civilians. But the thwomping blades of military helicopters, inc...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Immigrant doctors want to help the Army fight the coronavirus. The Pentagon won’t let them.Dozens of immigrant physicians who enlisted through a Pentagon program meant to harness their medical skills are stuck taking out trash and filing paperwork, an immigration at...
By Paul Scharre
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What is SA-15, the air defense system that may have shot down a Ukrainian plane?
The mixed messaging began almost immediately after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed near Tehran early Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. Iranian state media said th...
By Will Mackenzie
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In The News
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
‘Our friends didn’t have to die’: Afghanistan Papers surface pain and familiar frustrationsLawmakers, veterans and experts have expressed shock and resignation after a Washington Post report Monday unveiled 18 years of distortion by U.S. officials over the prosecuti...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Vindman’s dress uniform reveals a tug of war using troops as political totems, experts say
In his opening remarks at the impeachment hearing Tuesday, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman casually mentioned the other part of Washington’s intense focus. “The uniform I wear tod...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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In The News
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Can Trump’s new national security adviser keep freeing hostages? Austin Tice’s family hopes so.One day before he named Robert C. O’Brien as his new national security adviser, President Trump praised his administration’s record on securing American hostages and prisoners...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Pentagon tells White House: Keep politics away from the military
In The News
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan had a message for the White House: Politics and the military don’t mix. Shanahan and Navy officials have faced intense scrutiny over ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Technology & National Security
The Pentagon will arm drones in Niger, boosting the number of U.S. troops thereThe Pentagon gained approval from the Nigerien government to fly armed drones out of Niamey, Niger’s capital, a State Department official said Friday, an effort that will put ...
By Paul Scharre
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National Security Human Capital Program
For some veterans, John Kelly’s remarks add to a worrying military-civilian divideThe deaths of four Special Forces soldiers in Niger this month have sparked wider debate about military service, the civilian-military divide in the United States and the cont...
By Phillip Carter
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Technology & National Security
How the Pentagon ending its deal with immigrant recruits could hurt the militaryThe Washington Post reported last month that the Pentagon has recommended ending a program that gives foreign-born troops with medical and language skills leverage in gaining ...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Army tests drone-killing lasers as threat grows on the battlefieldAs Islamic State-piloted commercial drones complicate the offensive in Mosul, sending Iraqi troops scattering as grenades and bomblets rain down, the Army has field tested veh...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Unanswered questions hover over Army drone’s 630-mile odyssey across western USMystery shrouds the rogue flight of an Army unmanned surveillance aircraft that was launched from southern Arizona on Jan. 31, flew hundreds of miles independent from human co...
By Paul Scharre
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National Security Human Capital Program
Aaron Alexis and the Angry Vet NarrativeA Center for a New American Security survey on veteran employment is mentioned in this piece discussing the narrative surrounding the Navy Yard gunamn, Aaron Alexis....
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Fresh from War, Veterans Need Interpreters to Land Jobs
Alex Horton of Time Magazine discusses the valuable intangibles that military-trained men and women often possess as cited in Nancy Berglass and Margaret C. Harrell's report E...
