Travis J. Tritten

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In this Dec. 6, 2018, aerial photo, a Japan coast guard ship and U.S. military plane are seen at sea off Kochi, Japan, during the search-and-rescue operation for missing crew members after a U.S. Marine plane and fighter jet crashed.

National Security

Marine Corps identifies captain killed in midair collision over Japan

Travis J. Tritten · December 7, 2018 3:21 pm

Daily on Defense

Trump is getting plenty of advice on the Pentagon’s budget. Will he take it?

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · December 7, 2018 11:59 am

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks before signing a $716 billion defense policy bill named for Sen. John McCain in Fort Drum, N.Y. Trump says heâs asking federal regulators to look into the effectiveness of the quarterly financial reports that publicly traded companies are required to file. In a tweet early Friday, Aug. 17, Trump said that after speaking with âsome of the worldâs top business leaders,â heâs asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to determine whether shifting to a six-month reporting regimen would make more sense.

National Security

House Republicans urge Trump to abandon defense cut plan

Travis J. Tritten · December 6, 2018 8:17 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., appears at a hearing on Capitol Hill in D.C.

Jim Inhofe defends Trump from service members who ‘probably’ hate Trump

Travis J. Tritten · December 6, 2018 5:46 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., appears at a hearing on Capitol Hill in D.C.

National Security

Jim Inhofe presses for bigger defense budget after Trump meeting

Travis J. Tritten · December 6, 2018 3:50 pm

Daily on Defense

Senators challenge Trump over Khashoggi death intel reports

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · December 6, 2018 11:53 am

National Security

Two Marines will continue flying after drawing penis-shaped flight pattern

Travis J. Tritten · December 5, 2018 3:57 pm

Republicans press Trump to maintain momentum on military build-up

Daily on Defense

Republicans press Trump to maintain momentum on military build-up

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · December 5, 2018 11:55 am

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis waits outside for Chinese Minister of Defense General Wei Fenghe to begin an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

Jim Mattis extends border deployment through the holidays

Travis J. Tritten · December 4, 2018 10:27 pm

Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., director, Joint Staff, pauses while speaking during a media availability at the Pentagon, Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Washington.

National Security

Nominated general says Trump cuts put military at more risk

Travis J. Tritten · December 4, 2018 5:20 pm

Daily on Defense

In about-face, Trump targets ‘uncontrollable’ arms race, decries ‘crazy’ defense budget

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · December 4, 2018 11:50 am

President Trump with, from left, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Trump, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, speaks during a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.

National Security

Trump heats up spending debate by calling out ‘crazy’ defense budget

Travis J. Tritten · December 3, 2018 5:21 pm