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Annual Report on Civilian Casualties In Connection...
This report primarily provides information about U.S. military operations in 2019 that were assessed to have resulted in civilian casualties. This report also contains updates to information the Department of…
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FY2020 Military Construction Appropriations
On December 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865; P.L. 116-94)—a package of multiple appropriations acts known as a minibus—which included the Military…
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security...
China’s leaders have benefited from what they view as a “period of strategic opportunity” during the initial two decades of the 21st century to develop domestically and expand China’s “comprehensive…
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Defense Primer: Department of Defense Contractors
Throughout its history, the Department of Defense (DOD) has relied on contractors to support a wide range of military operations. A defense contractor, as defined by the Code of Federal…
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Defense One: Defense Budget Preview
After increases in the first half of the Trump administration, U.S. defense spending is set to level out. The White House’s request for 2021 is $740.5 billion, including $35 billion…
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U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: The Strategic and...
Although the dictates of the 2018 national defense strategy are clear, implementing them in the real world is difficult in the face of real-world crises, the inertia of legacy investments,…
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U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: Marine Corps
Unique among the services, the Marine Corps comes out of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan larger than it went in (186,100 today versus 172,600 in 1999). That growth has…
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Beyond Borders: PLA Command and Control of...
China’s latest round of military reforms is driven primarily by Xi Jinping’s ambition to reshape the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to improve its ability to win informationized wars and to…
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Becoming Cloud Smart in the Department of Defense
The US Federal government has, for some years now, promoted a strategy to modernize technology usage, delivery, and operations to improve outcomes to citizens and warfighters while capturing cost efficiencies.…
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Safariland Catalog
Over the past 55 years, The Safariland Group has been developing innovative protective gear and equipment that has contributed to saving over 2035 lives. We honor those who have experienced…
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Defense Coatings Guide 2020
Founded in 1948, NCP Coatings Inc. takes great pride in supporting the men and women of the U.S. military through direct efforts and global distribution. NCP Coatings Inc. offers a…
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Defense One: The Future of the Army
As the U.S. Army looks to the future, it expects enemies who are much better armed than the ones U.S. soldiers encountered in the first two decades of the 21st…
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Crafting Strategy for Irregular Warfare: A...
The 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy made headlines by officially downgrading terrorism as a national security priority in favor of “inter-state strategic competition.” Many interpreted the statement as signifying a…
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Defense Primer : Ground Based Strategic Deterrent...
On September 8, 2020, the United States Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $13.3 billion contract to develop a new nuclear missile, the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), intended…
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Defense Primer: United States Transportation...
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM or TRANSCOM) is a Department of Defense (DOD) functional combatant command responsible for providing air, land, and sea transportation to meet national security needs. TRANSCOM’s…
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