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Fixing subpar barracks at top of the Marine Corps’ budget wish list
The money would come on top of the $274 million for barracks restoration in the service’s official budget request.
Marine generals might be disciplined for AAV sinking that killed 9, commandant says
“Everything is on the table,” from no action to courts-martial, Berger said.
By Philip Athey
Special commission envisions treating public service more like military service
A report from the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service envisions a more universal idea of service that recruits feds in some of the same ways as the military.
By Jessie Bur
Iran threatens ‘USS Cole-style attacks’ on Fort McNair and a top general, sources say
Communications intercepted by the National Security Agency in January showed that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard discussed mounting “USS Cole-style attacks” against the base in the nation's capital, two U.S. intelligence officials told the AP.
Retying the Gordian Knot: US Special Operations Command as a service
The relationship between USSOCOM and the services has never been better, closer or more mutually beneficial than it is today, says the author of this commentary.
By John F. Mulholland
WWII veteran wants to be buried in Navy uniform, so she made one
A Florida seamstress made a 96-year-old World War II veteran a new Navy uniform to fulfill his request that he be buried in it when the time arrived.
By Gabrielle Calise, The Tampa Bay Times via the AP
L3Harris scores award for Navy’s Next Generation Jammer
The Navy awarded L3Harris a $496 million contract for the Next Generation Jammer Low Band pod.
By Mark Pomerleau
Blumenthal seeks probe amid whistleblower claims at VA facility where 2 workers died in accident
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he received 75 pages of documents from two whistleblowers that include “powerful evidence that complaints of unsafe conditions were either disregarded or dismissed.”
Pentagon shakeup means more civilian oversight for special operations
A more empowered assistant defense secretary now has a direct line to the SECDEF to talk special operations.
After firings and turnover, national security community wonders: What’s next?
The unprecedented removal of top Pentagon officials during a presidential transition has left the national security community wondering if the turnover is based solely on loyalty to the president.
Military wary that shakeup could upend its apolitical nature
“We are unique among militaries,” said Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press