Global Conflict Updates
In 12 years, almost no takers for Marines’ career intermission program
In 2013, the Marine Corps released an administrative message with an intriguing offer: Through a special pilot program, troops could hit pause on their active-duty career and transition to...
In Trump’s Pentagon, a growing skepticism about US military power
To understand how the second Trump administration may use the U.S. military, the best clues aren’t written in the pages of Foreign Affairs or sussed out during panel discussions...
Cocaine or pre-workout? Airman fights drug conviction
What if the drug bust that tanked your military career might have actually been the result of a bad batch of workout supplement?That’s the conclusion that an enlisted airman...
The D Brief: Hegseth’s contracting pause; NATO’s Baltic problem; Denmark ups military spending; MADIS vs. drones; And a bit more.
Developing: SecDef Hegseth pauses all new Army contracting, pending a review. The review, which is specifically looking for diversity, equity and inclusion provisions in requirements, could take as little...
Trump signs order to revise Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their...
Can fresh icebreakers break the ice between the US and Canada?
MILAN — An agreement between Finland, Canada, and the United States to jointly build icebreaker ships may hold the key to deeper cooperation between the Arctic nations, as Washington...
