Tuberville hold will force military to ‘lose talent’: Gen. Brown

Tuberville hold will force military to ‘lose talent’: Gen. Brown
Tuberville hold will force military to ‘lose talent’: Gen. Brown

Air Force Gen. CQ Brown received praise for his career while fielding some culture war questions from Republicans, and separately indicated he would not work for a defense contractor after serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

CSAF Brown On Deck For Joint Chiefs Chair: RUMINT

CSAF Brown On Deck For Joint Chiefs Chair: RUMINT
CSAF Brown On Deck For Joint Chiefs Chair: RUMINT

Former CSAF Gen. David Goldfein, who like many fighter pilots isn’t a big guy, was passed over as CJCS because he didn’t “look macho enough for Trump,” said one former Pentagon insider.

Who’s Who in Defense: Mark Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Who’s Who in Defense: Mark Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Who’s Who in Defense: Mark Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Part of a special Breaking Defense reference series profiling key defense decision-makers in the new administration and Congress.

Hey Iran: Israeli Sub Heads To Persian Gulf With Egypt OK

Hey Iran: Israeli Sub Heads To Persian Gulf With Egypt OK
Hey Iran: Israeli Sub Heads To Persian Gulf With Egypt OK

The Dolphin submarines are armed with a mix of very advanced weapons, including long-range ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads.

CJCS Milley Predicts DoD Budget ‘Bloodletting’ To Fund Navy

CJCS Milley Predicts DoD Budget ‘Bloodletting’ To Fund Navy
CJCS Milley Predicts DoD Budget ‘Bloodletting’ To Fund Navy

“Look, I’m an Army guy,” Milley said. “And I love the Army…but the fundamental defense of the United States and the ability to project power forward will always be for America naval and air and space power.” 

Joint Chiefs In Quarantine — Except Commandant; HASC Chair Slams Trump’s ‘Recklessness’

Joint Chiefs In Quarantine — Except Commandant; HASC Chair Slams Trump’s ‘Recklessness’
Joint Chiefs In Quarantine — Except Commandant; HASC Chair Slams Trump’s ‘Recklessness’

One day after President Trump told the country not to worry about COVID-19, all but one member of Joint Chiefs of Staff are forced into lockdown. The head of Cyber Command is in quarantine as well.

Exclusive: Milley To OK New Unified Command Plan; Defines SPACECOM’s Roles

Exclusive: Milley To OK New Unified Command Plan; Defines SPACECOM’s Roles
Exclusive: Milley To OK New Unified Command Plan; Defines SPACECOM’s Roles

“They’re cleaning up a bit of ‘the who’s in charge’ of deciding which mode is a particular sensor going to be in on any given time of the day,” one Pentagon expert said of the UCP’s changes to SPACECOM’s roles.

Israel: Lebanon Border Clash Follows JCS Chairman Visit

Israel: Lebanon Border Clash Follows JCS Chairman Visit
Israel: Lebanon Border Clash Follows JCS Chairman Visit

Gen. Mark Milley’s trip to Israel – his second in eight months – comes as the US and Israel heighten collaboration against Iran and its proxies.

CJCS Milley To Nation: I Made A Mistake

CJCS Milley To Nation: I Made A Mistake
CJCS Milley To Nation: I Made A Mistake

When the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff takes to the Internet to tell the national security establishment — and the rest of the world — that he made a mistake appearing with the president at a civil rights protest after security personnel used tear gas and riot shields to clear the area, that is extraordinary.

25 Army Brigades Ready; End Of Cold War Weapons: Acting SecArmy On Next CJCS

25 Army Brigades Ready; End Of Cold War Weapons: Acting SecArmy On Next CJCS
25 Army Brigades Ready; End Of Cold War Weapons: Acting SecArmy On Next CJCS

Under Gen. Milley the Army went from two ready brigades to 25 and it finally — after at least three false starts — began to shed the heavy weight of the Cold War weapons known as the Big Five.

HASC Chair Smith To White House: Forget Your Space Force

HASC Chair Smith To White House: Forget Your Space Force
HASC Chair Smith To White House: Forget Your Space Force

The day before Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahn appears before the HASC, Chairman Smith hammers White House Space Force.

Russia’s Strategy, ISIS’ Future & Countering China: CJCS Dunford Speaks

Russia’s Strategy, ISIS’ Future & Countering China: CJCS Dunford Speaks
Russia’s Strategy, ISIS’ Future & Countering China: CJCS Dunford Speaks

  Gen. Joe Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff, spoke last week with a small group of traveling reporters after attending a conference of NATO Military Chiefs in Warsaw, including Breaking Defense contributor James Kitfield. Dunford described Russia’s strategy for pulling NATO apart and reiterated that Moscow poses the single greatest global threat to the UnIted…

What Really Mattered In 2017 (Our Top 10 List)

What Really Mattered In 2017 (Our Top 10 List)
What Really Mattered In 2017 (Our Top 10 List)

This is a list of the most important stories and opinion pieces we ran at Breaking Defense in 2017. It’s a bit like our coverage: freewheeling, often unexpected and, hopefully, poking at the spots where policymakers in the US, NATO, Australia, Japan, South Korea and our other treaty allies and partners need to look. We…

Readiness Crisis? What Crisis, Ask Top NCOs

Readiness Crisis? What Crisis, Ask Top NCOs
Readiness Crisis? What Crisis, Ask Top NCOs

WASHINGTON: Congress and pundits have raised the cry of a readiness crisis, but the military’s top enlisted men want America to know there’s no such thing. In a rare press briefing today by the most senior non-commissioned officers of all five services (including Coast Guard), plus the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the…