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US finally confirms new top military leader after GOP delays over abortion policy

‘Senator Tuberville is using them as pawns,’ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday

The Independent UK

US Senate moves forward with military nominations despite abortion protest

General CQ Brown has been confirmed as chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, despite a months-long Senate blockade.

Al Jazeera

Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

The Senate is poised to confirm a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over Pentagon abortion policy

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Democrats move to confirm three generals over Tuberville nominee freeze

GOP senator’s opposition to abortion policy has deadlocked US military’s promotion track

The Independent UK

Tuberville's hold on military promotions may put 650 officers in limbo by year's end

Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy, and that total could swell to 650, the Pentagon says.

WEKU

Biden nominates Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be chief of naval operations

President Biden has nominated Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be the next chief of naval operations. If confirmed she'd be the first woman who would serve in that role and on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

WEKU

Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions

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Army colonel gets $975,000 in sex assault case against former Joint Chiefs vice chairman

A retired Army colonel has reached a court settlement of nearly $1 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Independent UK

Not just the House: Senate GOP gone wild

Mitch McConnell may soon have a Freedom Caucus of his own to contend with

Salon

One senator's abortion protest leaves the Marine Corps without a permanent leader

The Marine Corps' highest-ranking officer position fell vacant on Monday thanks to a move from Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who continues to block nominations to protest a Pentagon abortion policy.

WEKU

Senator stalls US military promotions in anti-abortion standoff

Senator Tommy Tuberville has blockaded nearly 265 military confirmations to protest the Pentagon’s abortion stance.

Al Jazeera

Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhere

Hopes have been dashed for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Independent UK

The U.S.' top general reflects on the changing face of war, 79 years after D-Day

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marked the D-Day anniversary in Normandy this week. He spoke to NPR about the modernization of warfare and what AI might mean for the future.

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Biden nominates Black air force general to head US military

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who'd not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.

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Air Force general tapped as first Black head of US military

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden announced the history making nomination Thursday of General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who'd not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.

The Independent UK

Watch: Biden announces Air Force chief to become top US general

Watch as Joe Biden announces who will serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top US military officer.

Reuters

Ukraine shouldn't use US weaponry inside Russia, US general says

The United States has long asked Ukraine not to use U.S.-provided military equipment to carry out attacks inside Russian territory, the top U.S. general said on Thursday, following accusations by Russia that pro-Ukrainian militia used U.S. armored vehicles.

The Independent UK

Air Force fighter pilot tapped by Biden to be next Joint Chiefs chairman has history of firsts

The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his callsign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and falling into the watery sludge below

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Biden to nominate Gen. Charles Brown to head Joint Chiefs

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is nominating General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a senior administration official said, seeking to elevate the Air Force chief to become the nation’s most senior military officer.

The Street

Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Boeing, Lockheed Martin for Disturbing Reason

The progressive senator is trying to put a stop to a common practice with potentially dreadful results.

Reuters

Abrams tanks will make difference in Ukraine war but no silver bullet: US general

The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with 31 advanced M1A2 Abrams tanks will make a difference in the war but is no silver bullet, U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Friday.

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Commentary: Seven days in March

In 1961, shortly after John F. Kennedy had been sworn in as president, two journalists, Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey, set to writing a political thriller. It was inspired by the unsettling behavior of two generals, Edwin Walker and Curtis LeMay, both of whom had a history of using…

Reuters

U.S. officials reaffirm support in call with Ukrainian counterparts

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on Friday spoke of their "unwavering support" for Ukraine during a call with their Ukrainian counterparts, the White House said.

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