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“He’s listed as day-to-day, but then again, aren’t we all?”
Well, this is suboptimal:
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"The first elements of a 600-soldier battalion from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., have begun deploying to a new jungle training facility in Panama, the officials said. w/ @EricSchmittNYT @anniecorreal
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NEW -- U.S. is sending hundreds of Army troops to Latin America to help fight drug traffickers, expanding the Pentagon's counter-cartel campaign w/@GregJaffe, @anniecorreal nytimes.com/2026/10/14/us/po…
“Never did I think that if I was wounded that these things would happen,” said Bearman, who has served for over three decades, including in Afghanistan. “Some sacred trust that I thought would never be broken was broken.”
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One of the best, most moving features that I've read this year. via @mccrummens theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Washington DC is a basketball city!
Some fans, like the Miles family of Arlington, Va., lined up for hours to select the best seats at the Washington Wizards' open practice event Thursday. It's another sign that fan interest is growing in Washington. Story at @TheAthleticNBA, free to read:
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WSJ: “Mr. Hegseth relishes attacking opponents, and even sometimes allies, as if he’s running a political campaign. But he’s a cabinet officer who needs allies to achieve his military goals.”
We’ll see if Trump cares?
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“There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail; there gloom the dark, broad seas. My mariners, souls that have toiled, and wrought, and thought with me,” Sen. Wicker sang.
Senators give cold shoulder to Hegseth plan to cut admirals, generals
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For decades, defense secretaries have said that we have too many bases, built for much larger Cold War-era force, that cost us too much $$$ to maintain.
So building a new base raises some ???s.
(Also...I wonder what they'll name it?)
"We haven't built a new base in this country in 40 years. That ends now."
@SecWar announces plans for the "Next Great American Base," a massive new installation spanning hundreds of thousands of acres and housing up to 25,000 service members.
"We are talking hundreds of thousands of acres with organic power generation, modern air defenses, and cutting-edge technology."
Governors will compete to bring the massive project to their state.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has survived in office by projecting an image of strength. But he has taken some big hits of late -- especially on the Hill. By many measures he's never been weaker.
nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/po…
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Training puts a weapon on target; education builds understanding of the societies where that weapon might be used. Together, they make the U.S. military the most lethal fighting force in the world. Ending tenure for the best civilian faculty at service academies risks that edge.
SCOOP: @SecWar is ending the appointment of civilian employees to tenured positions at U.S. Military Service Academies.
The move is intended to refocus military academies on “warfighter education,” Hegseth said in a memo obtained by @realDailyWire.
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Look good. Fight good.
"Hegseth has given priority to physical and grooming standards among the ranks, which he said is critical to the military’s ability to effectively fight wars."
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"Officers need a standard for when they must raise a constitutional concern about lawful action and what facts must support it."
An officer in the US Navy wades into a difficult but critical issue with a thoughtful and nuanced argument:
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My assumption is Gen LaNeve is telling the truth here. But it should NOT take a month for the Army to get it's story out to the public.
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From ret. Col. Dave Lapan, USMC spox: "This admin would do well to heed the lessons of that dark chapter in American history and reverse overly restrictive...policies that foment distrust of our military and its actions."
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A few paragraphs on Gen. Dan Caine's difficult position. From his National Defense University commencement speech.
Free link: nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/po…
