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AF sacks sexual assault prevention chief for sexual assault; Stavridis to Tufts; Dunford is hopeful in Afghanistan; a painting for Kerry; and a little bit more.

MAY 7, 2013

Kerry to the Pentagon today; Did Syrian rebels use sarin?; Why bags of cash represent a failure in U.S. policy in Afg; Why Mabus loves the USS Makin Island; and a little bit more.

MAY 6, 2013

The SecDef’s adjunct advisers; Hagel, the WH point man for making news on Syria; Chuck Yeager, no fan of the F-35; Philip Hammond sits down with FP; and a little bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | MAY 3, 2013

Furlough decision soon; What the assassination of a general in Syria tells us about Iranian influence; Could the Onion goad the WH?; Lippert’s first day as Hagel’s right hand man; Bruce Butler to the Navy League, and a little bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | MAY 2, 2013

Did the Saudis warn the US about Tamerlan?; Sorting out Syrian polls; Insurgency nerd alert; P4 to KRR?: “No comment;” Feuding: Odierno-Hunter; Steve Flanagan now at the WH, Anne Marie Squeo joins 30 Point; and a little bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | MAY 1, 2013

A crash at Bagram; Bags of cash to Karzai; FP’s 500 most powerful people include Hagel, Dempsey; Tara Sonenshine to leave State; Petraeus’ comeback “like the invasion of Iraq”; Goodbye to Carter Ham, and a little bit more.

APRIL 29, 2013

For Pentagon brass, major shrinkage; What the CW decision on Syria says about Iran; Jonathan Lee heads to the NSC, Dempsey is here all week, folks; Geoff Morrell part of the buzz; and a little bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | APRIL 26, 2013

Help wanted at the Pentagon; Wilkerson being investigated for an extramarital affair; Mikulski wants some R-E-S-P-E-C-T; Hagel pressed on Syrian CW; Hand sanitizer as sexual assault prevention tool; and a little bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | APRIL 25, 2013

Not convinced: WH, Pentagon respond to report of CW in Syria; Five House chairmen accuse HRC of lying; Hagel in Cairo, Dempsey in China; Cartwright on drones: “we might have ceded some of our moral high ground;” and a little bit more.

APRIL 24, 2013

Hagel embraces Israel, literally; Forklifts for nukes?; Dempsey reiterates growing relationship with PLA, talks friction points, too; Boston and Chechens have a history; Ash to Harvard tonight; and a little bit more.

APRIL 23, 2013

Air Force general dies in crash; Hagel gets to within 5 kms. of Syrian border; Dempsey in Beijing; Was Boston an intelligence failure?; And a little bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | APRIL 22, 2013

Hagel just announced Mark Lippert for chief of staff; Are the Boston bombing suspects Chechen? Hagel to the Middle East, Dempsey to Asia; What will Dempsey talk about?; Jeremy Bash’s last day and a little bit more.

APRIL 19, 2013

Troops to Jordan; Hagel is wheels up for the ME soon; State’s Andrew Shapiro packs his bags; USIP’s Jim Marshall wants to move Constitution Avenue, and a little bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | APRIL 18, 2013

BBs and nails: Pressure cooker bombs filled with shrapnel in Boston; Dunford wants strong post-2014 force; Iran Project seeks more diplomacy on Iran; Did a Swiss firm bilk the Pentagon for food service?; Book party for Carter Malkasian; and a bit more.

APRIL 17, 2013

The Boston attack is “perplexing”; Mass. National Guard stays in force; Shock-and-awe won’t beat a lone wolf; Army pays $192 million for marketing contract; Outreach for drone medal “clearly insufficient”; and a bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | APRIL 16, 2013

Hagel expected to announce ‘drone medal’ change today; State mum on Afghan terp backlog; Ethics review: mil officers to get assessed from all angles; U.S. military expands its reach in Africa; Hagel dines out, and a little bit more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | APRIL 15, 2013

Why “warhead miniaturization” is today’s big topic; Hale on furloughs; Is the U.S. contracting with the enemy?; Stavridis to Naval Institute; The Hammer leaves the Pentagon; Mattis on the “inner child”; and just a bit more.

APRIL 12, 2013

The Navy, Marines don’t have to furlough civilians; Monica Medina leaves the front office; McCaskill isn’t buying what Franklin’s selling on sexual assault case; A Harrier pilot’s best man speech; And at Andrews, the cookie program crumbles; plus a little

BY GORDON LUBOLD | APRIL 11, 2013

Budget day; Odierno: no more free coins; Locklear encouraged to talk to the Chinese; Amos issues a challenge; How to crowd source national security; Did Hagel just lose “latte money?”; and a little more.

APRIL 10, 2013

Hagel seeks changes to court-martial system; Chiefs have made recommendations on DWM; Why doesn’t Seoul have an Iron Dome?; Chesty got his EGA but who is Figgie?; And just a little more.

APRIL 9, 2013

Dunford on drawdown: ISAF has flexibility; A turning point for fixing veterans’ issues?; Sea Air Space Expo begins today; John Kerry on START: time to get real; and a little more.

APRIL 8, 2013

Resolution on U.S.-Japanese stalemate; Is there another sequester in the works?; An Army two-star, relieved; Carter Malkasian advising Dunford; @zbig makes a debut; and a little more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | APRIL 5, 2013

The bullhorn for North Korea; Chuck Hagel’s paycut; Changing it up on Iran; What war would look like; The ANSF in Afghanistan: taking the fight; Gidget Fuentes, departing; and a little more.

APRIL 4, 2013

Hagel talks North Korea to China’s Gen. Chang Wanquan, meets with Filipino foreign minister; Wheels up for Dempsey, but not for Hagel; IEDs kill thousands in Syria; Secure that smartphone, Army!; and a little more.

APRIL 3, 2013

The change-out in Afghanistan continues; This just in: North Korea, not Iran, is the wolf closer to the door; Barno pushes back; Malians oust militants from Timbuktu; The cost of war; and a little more.

APRIL 1, 2013

Dunford, Karzai agree on Wardak; Amazon works for the CIA; Carter reaffirms the pivot; Levin backs no-fly zone; Kelly talks Iran in Southcom; and a little more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | MARCH 20, 2013

Condi had her doubts about the surge; Whither the pivot?; Budgets and nukes: Low-hanging fruit? Dempsey to China; Furloughs to be in full-swing; and a little more.

MARCH 19, 2013

Carter in Asia; The Navy fights alcohol abuse; Jeh Johnson: “we must be realistic” on a drone court; MC Times’ cover boy: Jim Mattis; and a little more.

BY GORDON LUBOLD | MARCH 18, 2013

Petraeus’ Act II; A Marine lieutenant remembers Iraq; Does Hagel need a Robert Rangel?; Cyber chief: civil agencies should lead after a cyber attack; and a little more.

MARCH 15, 2013

Steve Hadley at FP: “I should have asked that question”; John Allen: No boots on the ground for 20 years; “Who is Alex Trebek?” The QDR is not a “new start.”; Mike Mount, out; and a little more.

MARCH 14, 2013

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