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This newest temporary job could signal a new role for Guerts in the Austin Pentagon, given his deep knowledge of Navy and Special Operations modernization projects over the past decade
By Paul McLeary
SecDef Lloyd Austin “is at this moment in the process of conducting a very very thorough review” of planning to move 12,000 troops out of Germany, EUCOM chief Gen. Wolters says.
By Paul McLeary
“I am worried about the state of the readiness of the nuclear triad,” Deputy SecDef nominee Kath Hicks tells the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning, “and, if confirmed, that is an area I would want to get my team in place and start to look at right away.”
By Paul McLeary
The Unmanned Campaign Plan, which has been in the works for months, promises to be the first time the Navy will wrap all of its unmanned efforts together into a coherent whole.
By Paul McLeary
The deployment of the two US Navy ships, along with a refueling ship, is the largest American presence in the waterway in three years.
By Paul McLeary
Biden’s order directs the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to include climate risk assessments in developing a new National Defense Strategy, due in 2022, along with the Defense Planning Guidance, the Chairman’s Risk Assessment, “and other relevant strategy, planning, and programming documents and processes.”
By Paul McLeary
The Biden Administration is hitting the brakes on the relaxed weapons sales policies of the Trump administration – at least for now.
By Paul McLeary
“In practical terms, [the delay] has almost zero impact because the LCS has, for the most part, not been deployed,” much in the past 15 years said Bryan Clark, an analyst at the Hudson Institute.
By Paul McLeary
The confirmation of the first African American SecDef comes after Avril Haines was confirmed Wednesday as the first woman to serve as Director of National Intelligence
By Paul McLeary
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith issued a statement this morning saying, “while we hoped to hold an open hearing with the Secretary-designate and he had agreed to do so, procedural issues have prevented a hearing,” since the HASC has yet to finalize its member roster.
By Paul McLeary
The Trump administration’s belated – and very expensive – plans to reinvent the Navy are about to get a scrubbing by the Biden team.
By Paul McLeary
Austin and Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken both praise allies, slam Trump admin. handling of alliances across the globe
By Paul McLeary
A retired Air Force officer who also served as the top acquisition executive, for the Special Operations Command, Geurts has been at the forefront of the Navy’s push for unmanned ships. He has also championed the standup of 15 “tech bridges” across the country to spur innovation.
By Paul McLeary
Navy officials said this week that the destroyer, which still hasn’t been deployed almost five years after she was christened, might find a place in the fleet after all.
By Paul McLeary
This newest temporary job could signal a new role for Guerts in the Austin Pentagon, given his deep knowledge of Navy and Special Operations modernization projects over the past decade
By Paul McLearySecDef Lloyd Austin “is at this moment in the process of conducting a very very thorough review” of planning to move 12,000 troops out of Germany, EUCOM chief Gen. Wolters says.
By Paul McLeary“I am worried about the state of the readiness of the nuclear triad,” Deputy SecDef nominee Kath Hicks tells the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning, “and, if confirmed, that is an area I would want to get my team in place and start to look at right away.”
By Paul McLearyThe Unmanned Campaign Plan, which has been in the works for months, promises to be the first time the Navy will wrap all of its unmanned efforts together into a coherent whole.
By Paul McLearyThe deployment of the two US Navy ships, along with a refueling ship, is the largest American presence in the waterway in three years.
By Paul McLearyBiden’s order directs the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to include climate risk assessments in developing a new National Defense Strategy, due in 2022, along with the Defense Planning Guidance, the Chairman’s Risk Assessment, “and other relevant strategy, planning, and programming documents and processes.”
By Paul McLearyThe Biden Administration is hitting the brakes on the relaxed weapons sales policies of the Trump administration – at least for now.
By Paul McLeary“In practical terms, [the delay] has almost zero impact because the LCS has, for the most part, not been deployed,” much in the past 15 years said Bryan Clark, an analyst at the Hudson Institute.
By Paul McLearyThe confirmation of the first African American SecDef comes after Avril Haines was confirmed Wednesday as the first woman to serve as Director of National Intelligence
By Paul McLearyHouse Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith issued a statement this morning saying, “while we hoped to hold an open hearing with the Secretary-designate and he had agreed to do so, procedural issues have prevented a hearing,” since the HASC has yet to finalize its member roster.
By Paul McLearyThe Trump administration’s belated – and very expensive – plans to reinvent the Navy are about to get a scrubbing by the Biden team.
By Paul McLearyAustin and Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken both praise allies, slam Trump admin. handling of alliances across the globe
By Paul McLearyA retired Air Force officer who also served as the top acquisition executive, for the Special Operations Command, Geurts has been at the forefront of the Navy’s push for unmanned ships. He has also championed the standup of 15 “tech bridges” across the country to spur innovation.
By Paul McLearyNavy officials said this week that the destroyer, which still hasn’t been deployed almost five years after she was christened, might find a place in the fleet after all.
By Paul McLeary