Autonomy changes everything about combat engineering
Sending robotic vehicles into the breach saves lives by removing humans from one of the most dangerous places on the battlefield.
The former fighter pilot and current chief of staff of the Air Force is expected to be a champion for the service’s modernization strategy, as well as an advocate for making the armed services more inclusive.
By Michael Marrow
Though Brown is expected to get the nod, a National Security Council spokesperson cautioned that no final decision has been made.
By Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran
Amid questions of authority, top general overseeing JADC2 defended the Pentagon’s current approach to the governance of the concept.
By Andrew Eversden
As the Biden administration cuts it close with critical post, one analyst said Grady is a former fleet operator versed in “the challenges of dealing with day-to-day activities to counter adversaries and deter aggression.”
By Valerie Insinna and Justin Katz
Confirmed as Air Force Chief of Staff in August 2020, Brown is the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the training, equipping, and organization of nearly 700,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian forces.
By Catherine Macaulay
Admiral Michael Gilday is the highest-ranking officer in the Navy, reporting to Kenneth Braithwaite, Navy Secretary.
By Catherine Macaulay
Integrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms and how to make it work
The systems may be off-the-shelf, but the packaging for integration on vehicles and ships provides cradle-to-grave resiliency.
McConville is principal military advisor and deputy to the Secretary of the Army. Appointed in August 2019, he replaced Gen. Mark Milley, now chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
By Catherine Macaulay
“It’s ultimately a political decision, and … this demands a strong and fully staffed OSD,” said Mackenzie Eaglen, of the American Enterprise Institute. “That doesn’t seem likely until much later this year.”
By Theresa Hitchens
Part of a special Breaking Defense reference series profiling key defense decision-makers in the new administration and Congress.
By Catherine Macaulay
The Joint Chiefs say they “witnessed actions inside the Capitol building that were inconsistent with the rule of law. The rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection.”
By Colin Clark
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.
By Paul McLearyThe Air Force will lead work on the concept for command & control, the Navy will lead joint fires, and the Army has logistics.
By Theresa Hitchens
“JADO requires changing how the United States Air Force thinks about and conducts operations,” Air Force Chief of Staff Goldfein stresses in the announcement.
By Theresa Hitchens
AEI’s John Ferrari argues that lawmakers must hear from incoming service leaders on the assumptions they’re making as they prepare for their new, highest-level jobs.
By John Ferrari