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China’s military is both corrupt and increasingly capable. Yesterday, the Pentagon released its 24th China Military Power Report since Congress initiated its mandate in 2000, offering revelations unavailable elsewhere. The document reveals new details of the most dramatic military buildup since World War II, ongoing challenges that Chairman Xi Jinping and his party army are addressing with determination, and context to interpret what it all means.

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The fall of Bashar al-Assad is transforming not just Syria but also dynamics in the broader Middle East. What implications does this have for U.S. policy in the region? Should U.S. forces withdraw, or is there a continuing role for the American military in Syria? Melanie laments what appears to be the end of the road for Nippon Steel’s efforts to purchase U.S. Steel, Chris questions the panic around aircraft flying over New Jersey, and Zack grieves for South Korea after Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous martial law declaration.

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During the Biden administration the military focused most of its efforts on diversity, equity, and inclusion rather than warfighting. Even that effort failed.
For the last two years, the Air Force recruited officer candidates based on skin color more than individual merit and failed to reach those goals in 2023 and 2024. The Department of the Air Force aimed to have officer applicants be 67.5% white, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 1.5% Native American and Native Alaskan, and 1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. The non-white goals fell short between 0.5 and 5%.

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Actor Tom Cruise is a staunch advocate for the U.S. Navy. He famously depicted a sailor onscreen in Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick, and A Few Good Men. For his work on the Top Gun films which brought increased public awareness and appreciation for the hard work of America’s dedicated sailors, Cruise was made the U.S. Navy’s 36th Honorary Naval Aviator. On December 17, 2024, Cruise was also awarded the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award for his dedication to the Navy.
Tom Cruise (right) receives the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award from SECNAV Carlos Del Toro (U.

The Defense Department is being directed by Congress to look into incidents of special operators reporting low levels of testosterone, a deficiency leading to a range of physical and mental health effects that this community has been dealing with on their own for years.
The health effects of lowered testosterone among special operations veterans have become so well-known in the community that many refer to it as “Operator Syndrome.”
First defined in a 2020 research paper by Dr.

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In her final months as the Pentagon’s second permanent Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Dr. Radha Plumb and her team have been reshaping some of the hub’s directorates and acceleration cells to more quickly and strategically scale proven and experimental AI-enabled capabilities across the U.S. military at a pace that more closely matches real-world needs.
“The good news is it’s just a very natural evolution from what was already there,” Plumb told DefenseScoop Monday during an exclusive interview at the Pentagon.

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On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump stated that he would consider reversing President Biden’s recent decision to allow U.S.-made ATACMS missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia. Calling the decision “stupid,” Trump also stated that he was unhappy about the fact he was not consulted prior to the decision.
“I don’t think that should have been allowed, not when there’s a possibility — certainly not just weeks before I take over,” Trump said during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Craig Andrle was in the cockpit of his F-16, waiting to take off from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan when another American warplane descended out of the sky toward the runway — a hulking AC-130 gunship.
“I’m holding short of the runway, and I see the AC-130 landing and I’m like, ‘oh shit. That’s not good,” Andrle told Task & Purpose.
The mere sight of the gunship was a tip-off that something had gone wrong in a firefight just over the horizon. In a mountain valley about 50 miles away, a unit of Army Rangers had run into a hornet’s nest of resistance.

A new report published by the U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday warns that China’s development of new unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities for military use are rapidly catching up to the United States’ own advancements in the technology.

After 53 years, the Assad family’s brutal rule over Syria ended this month in a week-long final offensive that saw rebel groups take Damascus without the protracted engagement that many had feared. Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia where he was granted political asylum by fellow autocrat, Vladimir Putin. For the time being, the rebel victory appears to have ended the decade-long civil war in Syria that killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. But a lasting peace will require an accepted transition between government and security forces.

Stew Magnuson, ND
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Air Force as part of a major reorganization has established the 95th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, bringing all its…

Insinna, BreakingDef
After days of grueling negotiations, House leadership today released a stopgap funding proposal that would extend federal funding into mid-March and add $5.

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The development of a new landing ship key to the Marines Corps’ island-hopping strategy in the Western Pacific is on hold due to Navy concerns over cost, USNI News has learned.

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Marine Corps legend Chesty Puller was fond of noting that the road to Hell is paved with the good intentions of 2nd lieutenants.

The US Army’s V Corps has enhanced its combat readiness in Europe by deploying the 3rd Battalion, 3-321 FAR to Grafenwoehr, Germany.

Lockheed Martin has unveiled Astris AI, a new enterprise aimed at facilitating the integration of AI technologies in the US defence sector.

Space-enabled Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets are decisive in painting a picture of geostrategic activity.

As a former USAF special operations helicopter pilot, I can attest that threat rings are a thing.
Flying low-level at night, into a high-threat area, demands discerning areas where you can flying under a radar’s ‘line of sight’ based on terrain obstacles in front of the radar’s coverage.
Today, this work is done automatically and streamed into the cockpit for real-time air defense threat awareness for aircrews, based on aircraft altitude and IADS unit placement.

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From strikes by uncrewed aerial systems launching precision Hellfire missiles in Afghanistan and Iraq to U.S. Navy ships firing missiles against Houthi targets in the Middle East over the last few years, the United States has led the world in precision strike capabilities for decades. For more than a generation, the United States maintained a healthy lead in the most sophisticated military technologies, especially those that enabled precision strike, and its large advantage arguably deterred many potential rivals from symmetric competition.

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Flag Officers 4 America is a group that has been forming over the last few years to counter the woke narrative in DoD.
The group just issued a press release showing over 120 retired flag officers endorsing Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.
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With his time in the White House drawing to a close, President Joe Biden issued the United States’ first national security memorandum on artificial intelligence. Released less than two weeks before the election, the document offered a final recitation of priorities, concerns and strategies to cement Biden’s legacy on AI policy and set a guidepost for his successor. 
At a high level, the NSM contained few surprises. Officials reiterated AI’s potentially profound impacts on the geopolitical landscape and underscored the importance of longstanding policy goals, such as strengthening U.

As the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) grapples with a dynamic threat landscape and demands for faster, more secure data sharing, a new report from GDIT offers a practical guide for achieving a variety of the IC’s critical modernization goals.
The report, “Navigating the Intelligence Community IT Roadmap,” analyzes key challenges facing the IC and outlines how existing and tested technology capabilities can help IC components gain a strategic advantage over adversaries.
Download the full report.

Tom Cruise — perhaps best known for the shirtless volleyball scene in the first ‘Top Gun” movie — has received the Navy’s top civilian honor, underscoring that there are no signs the close relationship between the Navy and Cruise is at risk of losing its lovin’ feeling.
“It is my honor to present the Distinguished Public Service award to Mr. Tom Cruise for his continued support of our Navy & Marine Corps team,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro wrote in a Tuesday post on X.

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 Here we go again…
 Last week national news outlets reported that ProPublica tried to publish an erroneous piece alleging that SECDEF nominee Pete Hegseth lied about applying to West Point. ProPublica allegedly contacted the West Point administration. One of the employees initially stated that there were no records of Hegseth ever applying to West Point. Hegseth responded by showing his acceptance certificate to the West Point Class of 2003.

Soldiers and their family members who need short-notice, often-expensive travel for an emergency will be eligible next year for more financial assistance to pay for those unexpected costs.
Soldiers will have access to up to $2,000 for domestic travel and up to $4,000 internationally for emergency situations like the death of a loved one, important surgeries and disaster assistance under a new program run by Army Emergency Relief, a non-profit organization. 
The policy goes into effect Jan.

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SAIC has secured a position on the $1.8bn Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management (prism) contract vehicle.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has confirmed the sale of three MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPA systems to the Polish MoD.

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The Air Force Research Laboratory and the F-35 Joint Program Office are opening a new facility to implement commercial digital engineering best practices…

The UK government’s latest figures show that over £400m has been spent on the Challenger 3 upgrade, with IOC not expected until 2027.

Naval Tech.
Gecko Robotics are modernising maintenance of the U.S. Navy fleet with robots and AI; meanwhile, the U.K. Royal Navy kicks the can down the road.

Heckmann, NatDef
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia — During the last year, the Navy alone has spent more than $1 billion shooting down missiles and uncrewed aerial systems in the…

WarZone
Wright-Patterson AFB, a high-profile base that’s home to critical Air Force units, is the latest installation to deal with mysterious drones.

Phillip Pournelle, CIMSEC
Much of what the Department of Defense calls wargaming is not actually wargaming and this abuse of nomenclature has real consequences.

The troops that officers command may soon get the chance to weigh in on their supervisors’ promotion board process, a chance for junior officers and even enlisted troops to weigh in on their boss’ chance to make rank.
The changes will come to some — but far from all — military jobs in the five-year pilot program Congress is set to mandate.
The idea came from Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.

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Will Donald Trump’s return to the White House lead to an unraveling of the security ties that the United States has cultivated in and between Europe and the Indo-Pacific? U.S.