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Vice Admiral Thomas Moore, commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command, talked about on maritime security and Navy maintenance challenges. He detailed the ongoing processes and plans for…

Patrick Shanahan testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be deputy defense secretary. Committee Chair Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) threatened to not vote for Mr. Shanahan saying his…

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford spoke at a National Press Club luncheon. He talked about the global challenges facing the U.S. military and its partners including threats…

Representative Tim Walz (D-MN), the ranking member on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, talked about efforts to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including passage of the Veterans…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and General Joseph Dunford, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget…

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on military caregivers. Witnesses including former Senator Elizabeth Dole who talked about the work of her foundation that advocates for those…

Military historian Geoff Babb talked about the U.S. military’s relationship with China, beginning in the late 18th century and through the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Joe Pappalardo talked about his Popular Mechanics article on the Air Force’s new weapon, disposable drones. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series highlighting recent…

Professor James Rentfrow talked about how the U.S. Navy evolved in the 20 years between the Spanish-American War and World War I, when the Naval Act of 1916 introduced submarines and…

Acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley, Naval Operations Chief John Richardson, and Marine Corps Commandant Robert Neller testified at a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 Navy…

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. With assistance on program specifics…

Secretary Rex Tillerson testified a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 State Department budget request. Committee members pressed the secretary on several issues, including how proposed…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Joseph Dunford testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the president’s 2018 Defense Department budget…

Kate Epstein talked about about the history of the relationship between the U.S. military and the private sector. The interview focuses on Epstein’s book, Torpedo: Inventing the…

President Trump delivered remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition annual conference. He defended his policy actions, including withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. The president…

In 1864, the Confederate Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley became the first submersible to sink an enemy warship, but then disappeared. The remains of the Hunley were discovered in 1995 and removed from the…

Mark Moyar talked about his book, Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America’s Special Operations Forces, about the history of U.S. special operations forces.

Major General James Martin spoke to reporters following President Trump’s release of his fiscal year 2018 defense budget. He talked about the extensions of certain aircraft to maintain the Air…

Deputy Assistant Navy Secretary Rear Admiral Brian Luther spoke to reporters following President Trump’s release of his fiscal year 2018 defense budget. He talked about some of the…

Major General Thomas Horlander, the Army’s budget director, spoke to reporters following President Trump’s release of his fiscal year 2018 defense budget. He talked about some of the…