From an Asia pivot that barely altered Pentagon policy to an Iraq withdrawal that led to the rise of the Islamic State, defense watchers are eyeing whether President Biden will learn from Obama-era defense shortcomings as he prepares to make key national security decisions.

The matter is exacerbated by his Defense Department and other national security hires: His team looks like a slightly reshuffled deck of Obama administration military, diplomatic, and intelligence community trading cards. Many of the same faces are in new places, but many of the same individuals will be advising a president, Biden, who during the Obama administration was the last person advising then-President Barack Obama on how to act (or not act) against the country’s adversaries.