BREAKING: Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah “with or without a deal” as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue apnews.com/article/israel…

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Research from AEI's Mackenzie Eaglen estimates that China's true military spending is $710.6 billion.

This calculation is 3x larger than Beijing's self-reported totals and several billion dollars higher than estimates from the US intelligence community.

Pier-building begins

Construction of the floating JLOTS pier in the Mediterranean is underway.

The pier will support USAID and humanitarian partners to receive and deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. @USTRANSCOM and @USEUCOM support the movement of…

Post Exclusive: Indian spy agency secretly directed assassination plot on U.S. soil as part of global repression campaign targeting Sikh dissidents.
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With U.S. aid resumed, Ukraine will try to dig itself out of trouble

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Ukraine is set to increase long-range attacks inside Russia as an influx of western military aid aims to help Kyiv shape the war “in much stronger ways”, head of the UK military, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, told Financial Times’s [email protected].
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D.C. police rejected GWU’s plea to sweep out university protesters washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

'More than six months into the war in Gaza and with dimming hopes for a cease-fire deal, Palestinians there are growing more critical of Hamas, which some of them blame for the months-long conflict that has destroyed the territory — and their lives.'

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Yesterday, Georgetown Institute of Politics & Public Service and Dan Lamothe welcomed General CQ Brown, Jr. to campus for a discussion with students interested in national security. The Chairman shared his priorities and emphasized the importance of empowering modernization and innovation across the Joint Force.

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Starting shortly: SecDef Lloyd Austin and CJCS Gen. CQ Brown are holding a press conference from the Pentagon.

Watch:
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'Welcome young people to Pentagon as part of Take Your Child To Work Day...I'm pretty sure I've seen a few kids with light up shoes that make them run faster so I've reached out to the Defense Innovation Unit to talk about that'
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“We need you, whether you serve in uniform or you serve in some other part of government, that’s what makes our democracy so strong.” – General CQ Brown, Jr..

Check out the recap of our conversation with General Brown, Chairman of The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 & Dan Lamothe!
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Our full The Washington Post story on the withdrawal of dozens of U.S soldiers from Chad, amid an involuntary reconfiguration of U.S policy in a volatile region in Africa

With Dan Lamothe and John Hudson

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Impressive Southwest Florida dust devil today in Fort Myers. Check out both the size and rotation as it went through an industrial section along Hanson St. They form on sunny days from pockets of warm, rising air as the updraft starts to swirl. Credit: @WINKNews viewer Theodore S…

In light of an attack on Israeli forces preparing for the deployment of a U.S. Army pier off the coast of Gaza, I asked Gen. Brown today if it can be protected.

His response, in part:

“I feel strongly that it will be protected,” he said. “That doesn’t mean it won’t potentially…

#OTD in 1980, Operation EAGLE CLAW, though deemed a failure, led to the establishment of the USSOCOM and its USAF component, #AFSOC . EAGLE CLAW highlighted the necessity of joint planning and training which still holds true today.

Here's video of today's Georgetown Institute of Politics & Public Service event with Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Thank you, thank you to Gen. Brown and The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 for making the trip to the Hilltop today and taking questions from both me and students about national security issues.

Georgetown Institute of Politics & Public Service students continue to impress with their enthusiasm and concern about the world.