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Army Gen. Scaparotti Takes Over Enforcement Of Russian Deterrence In Europe

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

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Army Gen. Scaparotti Takes Over Enforcement Of Russian Deterrence In Europe

An M1A1 Abrams battle tank with the U.S. Marine Corps Combined Arms Company is delivered in the port of Bremerhaven, Germany, by U.S. Marines and their German counterparts, Aug. 17.

Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove on Tuesday handed over his duties as Supreme Allied Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe to Army Gen. Curtis Scaparotti, who will undertake the rebuilding of a credible deterrent combat force on the continent.Breedlove, who started his career as a young airman in the 1970s, when Europe was defined by the Cold War, ended his 40 years of service trying to prevent another existential crisis between the same adversaries.When he took command of…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]