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The President Trump version of the nuclear posture review has been criticized by some arms control advocates for lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, and adding more low-yield weapons to the arsenal, which in theory could be used in a "limited" nuclear strike. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Pentagon policy chief: Trump’s nuclear doctrine is similar to Obama’s

Jamie McIntyre -

February 16, 2018 4:26 pm

This week the Pentagon's new Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Robert Wilkie unveiled a new "deploy or depart" policy that could give the boot to some 286,000 troops who have not been, or will not be, deployable for a period of a full year. (AP Photo/Mario Tama, Pool)

Healthcare

Thousands of nondeployable troops are set to be booted from the services. One of the reasons? Dirty teeth

Jamie McIntyre -

February 16, 2018 3:33 pm

The president is reportedly interested in a military parade taking place down Pennsylvania Avenue and potentially occurring on Veterans Day, which this year coincides with the 100-year anniversary of the end of World War I.

National Security

Trump’s military parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million, budget director estimates

Melissa Quinn -

February 14, 2018 4:18 pm

The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano A-29 is one of two finalists being considered as a smaller, lower-cost addition to the Air Force's current aircraft lineup. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)

National Security

The Air Force isn’t worried its new light attack aircraft might be more vulnerable

Travis J. Tritten -

February 13, 2018 11:10 pm

The Navy would increase by 7,500 sailors as it struggles to meet demands on its crews and ships in the Western Pacific and around the world. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

National Security

Pentagon budget calls for 10 new Navy ships and 15,600 more troops

Travis J. Tritten -

February 12, 2018 5:00 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday he has discussed the situation of U.S. troops who are subject to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "in great detail" with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Immigration

Jim Mattis: Service members and veterans under DACA won’t be deported

Jamie McIntyre -

February 8, 2018 9:54 pm

Last July 14, President Trump visited Paris and witnessed the city's Bastille Day military parade. Since then, reports say the president has been keen on having a military parade of his own. (Etienne Laurent, Pool via AP)

Opinion

Military parades? Leave the ostentatious flexing to the French

Washington Examiner -

February 8, 2018 5:01 am

There were 50 reports of sexual assaults at the West Point, N.Y., military academy, an increase of 24 cases from the 2015-2016 school year. (iStock)

National Security

West Point sees sexual assault reports nearly double

Melissa Quinn -

February 7, 2018 10:11 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., addressed reports indicating President Trump is mulling a large military parade designed to show the strength of the military and appreciation for the troops. "It's kind of cheesy. I think it shows weakness, quite frankly." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Military parade touting military equipment ‘cheesy,’ a ‘sign of weakness’

Melissa Quinn -

February 7, 2018 7:22 pm

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, with French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

National Security

Retired officers pan Trump’s parade: ‘This is all about his ego’

David Brown -

February 7, 2018 2:20 pm

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