Defense Management

Acting Navy Secretary Under Fire For Speech Calling Fired Captain ‘Stupid’

Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew Jan. 17, 2020. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
5 hours ago

Acting Navy Secretary Under Fire For Speech Calling Fired Captain ‘Stupid’

Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew Jan. 17, 2020. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
5 hours ago

Lockheed Adds 1,000 Employees Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Wants to Hire 5,000 More

The defense giant also said it would give bonuses to employees who can’t work from home.

Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
April 6, 2020

Army Wants To Train Hundreds of Soldiers in Coronavirus ‘Safety Bubbles’

Entire companies and battalions could be isolated in the field for a month, Secretary McCarthy said in an interview.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
April 3, 2020

How the Marine Corps Plans to Become Lighter, Nimbler, More Unmanned

The Force Design 2030 report discards tanks and doubles UAV squadrons.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
April 2, 2020

The Army’s Next Attack-Reconnaissance Helicopter Is Coming Into Focus

Bell Textron and Sikorsky will build test models as the service seeks a replacement for the Kiowa and some Apache missions.

Patrick Tucker
March 27, 2020

Inside The Pentagon’s Lurching Efforts To Protect Its People from the Coronavirus

As the alarms rose in February and early March, lower-echelon commanders wondered what to do. Some servicemembers blame leaders who took their cues from the White House.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
March 26, 2020

A Marine General’s Next Battle: Grocery-Store Logistics

Larry Nicholson once led 20,000 troops in Afghanistan; now he’s making sure you don’t run out of food during the coronavirus crisis.

Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
March 25, 2020

Esper Orders Pentagon into Stricter Health-Related Lockdown

Most of the military installations in the Washington, D.C., area have already been designated HPCON-C, the second-highest level, to protect personnel from the coronavirus.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
March 24, 2020

Why Trump Isn’t Using The Defense Production Act

He wants to allow corporations to sell vital medical gear to the highest-bidding states. Governors say that’s exactly the problem.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
March 24, 2020

Viewpoint: The Right Way to Activate the National Guard

There are three methods of mobilizing America’s citizen soldiers. Which one Trump chooses will matter a great deal.

James Winnefeld and Craig R. McKinley, The Atlantic
March 23, 2020

Coronavirus Halts Military Travel In and Out of Iraq and Afghanistan

No one comes in until they've quarantined for 14 days, CENTCOM says.

Ben Watson, Defense One
March 23, 2020

Will an App Tell You Who Will Give You COVID-19?

Researchers say a movement-tracking app, like one China deployed, could help slow the spread of the disease.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
March 20, 2020

Leave the National Guard to the States, Says Top General

If Trump federalizes the Guard, they can’t help with law enforcement, says Gen. Lengyel.

Katie Bo Williams
March 20, 2020

Navy Working to Keep Subs and Destroyers From Becoming COVID-19 Hotspots

Meanwhile, the coronavirus is putting the military health-care system under stress.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
March 20, 2020

GovExec Daily: The Air Force Brings 500,000 Coronavirus Test Swabs Back From Italy

Marcus Weisberger joins the podcast to explain a story of a special delivery aboard a C-17 cargo plane

Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
March 20, 2020

U.S. Air Force Flew Half a Million Coronavirus Test Swabs From Italy to Tennessee

Similar missions to distribute COVID-19 test kits are expected in coming days.

Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
March 19, 2020

Why U.S. Troops are Pulling Back All Over Iraq

American forces have begun consolidating at better-protected bases as a new Iraqi prime minister-designate tries to form a government.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
March 19, 2020

‘We Want to Be the Last Resort,’ Says Defense Secretary

Pentagon’s Esper says the U.S. military is ready to help fight the coronavirus, but may not be the best — or fastest — solution.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
March 18, 2020

GovExec Daily: How the Pentagon is Responding to Coronavirus

Defense One's Brad Peniston joins the podcast to explain the Defense Department's moves during the early stages of the pandemic.

Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
March 18, 2020

After Discovering a Sailor With Coronavirus, the U.S. Navy Crowded Dozens Into One Space

On the USS Boxer, where the Navy discovered its first case of coronavirus on a ship, a sailor says his superiors called a meeting that crammed more than 80 senior enlisted sailors and officers together.

T. Christian Miller, Robert Faturechi and Megan Rose, ProPublica
March 17, 2020

General Takes Blame for ‘No Injuries’ Declaration After Jan. 8 Iran Strike

“I was never under any pressure at any time to shade this reporting,” CENTCOM’s Gen. Frank McKenzie told Congress. More than 100 troops later were diagnosed with TBI.

Kevin Baron, Defense One
March 13, 2020

The defense giant also said it would give bonuses to employees who can’t work from home.

Entire companies and battalions could be isolated in the field for a month, Secretary McCarthy said in an interview.

The Force Design 2030 report discards tanks and doubles UAV squadrons.

Bell Textron and Sikorsky will build test models as the service seeks a replacement for the Kiowa and some Apache missions.

As the alarms rose in February and early March, lower-echelon commanders wondered what to do. Some servicemembers blame leaders who took their cues from the White House.

Larry Nicholson once led 20,000 troops in Afghanistan; now he’s making sure you don’t run out of food during the coronavirus crisis.

Most of the military installations in the Washington, D.C., area have already been designated HPCON-C, the second-highest level, to protect personnel from the coronavirus.

He wants to allow corporations to sell vital medical gear to the highest-bidding states. Governors say that’s exactly the problem.

There are three methods of mobilizing America’s citizen soldiers. Which one Trump chooses will matter a great deal.

No one comes in until they've quarantined for 14 days, CENTCOM says.

Researchers say a movement-tracking app, like one China deployed, could help slow the spread of the disease.

If Trump federalizes the Guard, they can’t help with law enforcement, says Gen. Lengyel.

Meanwhile, the coronavirus is putting the military health-care system under stress.

Marcus Weisberger joins the podcast to explain a story of a special delivery aboard a C-17 cargo plane

Similar missions to distribute COVID-19 test kits are expected in coming days.

American forces have begun consolidating at better-protected bases as a new Iraqi prime minister-designate tries to form a government.

Pentagon’s Esper says the U.S. military is ready to help fight the coronavirus, but may not be the best — or fastest — solution.

Defense One's Brad Peniston joins the podcast to explain the Defense Department's moves during the early stages of the pandemic.

On the USS Boxer, where the Navy discovered its first case of coronavirus on a ship, a sailor says his superiors called a meeting that crammed more than 80 senior enlisted sailors and officers together.

“I was never under any pressure at any time to shade this reporting,” CENTCOM’s Gen. Frank McKenzie told Congress. More than 100 troops later were diagnosed with TBI.

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