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As ICE Deports Service Members’ Families, the Pentagon Turns to Immigrant Communities to Fill Military Ranks"It has long been a way to fill the ranks," said Katherine Kuzminski, an expert on military recruitment and the director of studies at the Washington, D.C.-based think tank, C...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth’s Pentagon PurgeThe defense secretary’s office typically “does the final review of the [promotion] list from all the services before it goes to the White House” and does not intervene much in...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Afghanistan Under the TalibanSome U.S. military officials warn that the deportations could set a precedent that undermines American interests. Potential allies are likely to think twice if American promis...
By Kyleanne Hunter
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Sexual Assault Rates Decline in Latest Pentagon Survey Following Reforms“We’re seeing increased trust in reporting and in the systems that are available,” said Katherine Kuzminski, the director of studies at the Center for a New American Security,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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More Troops Reported Sexual Assaults Last Year as Incidents FellA higher rate indicates that the “‘no wrong door’ approach to reporting, investment in professionalizing sexual assault [and] prevention workforce competencies, and an emphasi...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Sailors on Carriers Like the USS Abraham Lincoln Feel the Strain as Navy Deployments Stretch LongerKatherine Kuzminski, a defense expert who oversees research at the Center for a New American Security think tank, said the Navy needs to realign its deployment model with real...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Fears of a U.S. Draft Grow as the Selective Service Modernizes“I don’t think anybody is seriously considering a draft,” Jason Dempsey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told the DCNF. “It’s definitely no...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Pentagon, under Trump, Hegseth, draws curtain tighter around Iran WarJason Dempsey, who spent more than two decades in the Army and has served as special assistant to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the episode reflects the “deep p...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Marines Condemn ‘Disturbing Statements’ from Veteran Running for CongressAny time that currently serving troops or veterans make partisan comments while in uniform, it damages the relationship between the military and society, said Katherine Kuzmin...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth Pushes for Action After Sailors Appear to Flout His Beard PolicyThose EEO reforms are a welcome effort to improve a process that has long been plagued by delays, according to Katherine Kuzminski, a scholar at the Center for a New American ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth Goes Quiet on Iran as Trump Pursues DiplomacyJason Dempsey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security who served more than two decades as an Army infantry officer, argued Hegseth was willing to s...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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A Congressional Fight over VA Benefits Is Dividing Veterans GroupsThese changes would particularly affect the Post-9/11 generation of veterans and currently serving troops, many of whom are in the process of having their disability ratings d...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Veterans Disability Bill Could Cut Tinnitus Compensation to Fund Other Benefits“Today it’s tinnitus and sleep apnea. Tomorrow it could be PTSD, migraines, toxic exposure conditions, or any other disability that becomes a tempting budget target,” Kyleanne...
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Pentagon Creates ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for General and Admiral PromotionsIn the context of general and flag officer promotions, “joint warfighting experience” typically refers to assignments at commands in charge of more than one military branch th...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Female Navy Officers Say They Fear a Career Cap After Hegseth Cuts Women from Promotions ListWhile Hegseth is within his rights to intervene in the list, “it’s just not the norm” and its “a break from tradition” said Katherine Kuzminski, a researcher specializing in m...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Military Will Now Prescreen Recruits for 28 Medical ConditionsKate Kuzminski, from the Center for New American Security, said the policy “doesn’t actually narrow the candidate pool, since anyone with the listed conditions would be disqua...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Recruiting Is Up. Now the U.S. Military Wants to Grow the Force by Another 44,500 Troops.The proposed increase could reflect the military's evolving understanding of how it would fight a distributed war in the Pacific against China, for example, said Kate Kuzminsk...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How Hegseth Has Transformed the Pentagon’s Wartime Press OperationJason Dempsey, a career Army infantry officer who served as a special assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said social media videos and public appearances do not serve the ...
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Pentagon Calls Individual Ready Reserve a ‘Mobilization Asset’ in New PolicyKate Kuzminski, director of studies for the Center for New American Security, said the IRR has always been part of the Pentagon’s strategy to “fill necessary requirements in w...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Gives Some Civilian Employees Days to Accept Reassignments, Separations or Face Involuntary Moves amid Force-Wide Rebalancing EffortBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
