For first time since 1878, Navy taps Marine as top uniformed lawyer
On Saturday, Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David J. Bligh became the newest U.S. Navy JAG.
By Riley Ceder
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Veterans’ voices shape report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons, impact
Veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission that their experience was not only hell, but but also confounding and demoralizing.
Pentagon did not deny Biden team access to military intel agencies, officials say
The Biden DoD transition is proceeding as normal, according to senior defense officials. Allegations that transition team members were denied access to the DoD intelligence community were due to a procedural mishap on the Biden side.
By Harm Venhuizen
Defense Business Board members replaced with Trump loyalists
President Trump's former campaign manager is among the new appointees to the advisory board.
By Aaron Mehta
Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief
Joe Biden on Monday got his first look as president-elect at the President's Daily Brief, a top secret summary of U.S. intelligence and world events.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Lifting near-total ban on transgender people from military service among Biden plans to protect LGBTQ rights
Among the actions that Biden pledges to take unilaterally, scrapping Trump’s transgender military ban would be among the most notable.
The war with China, as I saw it
In this commentary, the author of a six-book military fiction series on a World War Three-style conflict in the Pacific discusses how such a clash might evolve.
By David Poyer
Marine Corps short 6 infantry battalions, Navy short 100 ships, this new strength index says
The Navy and Marine Corps are only “marginally” capable of meeting America’s national security needs, according to a new scorecard.
By Philip Athey
GSA head makes resources available to Biden after intense criticism
General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy made transition funds available to the Biden transition team after weeks of holding back.
By Jessie Bur
US attack risks ‘full-fledged war,’ says adviser to Iran’s leader
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader warned against any American military escalation in Trump’s final weeks in office.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Military absentee ballots on their way this week for US Senate runoff races in Georgia
It's not too late to register to vote in Georgia, and to request an absentee ballot for the runoff elections, if Georgia is your home of record.
By Karen Jowers