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(Defense News) President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he’s tapping Troy Meink, second in command at the National Reconnaissance Office, to be secretary of the Air Force.

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• Trump picks intel community official as next Air Force secretary *
  (Defense News) President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he’s tapping Troy Meink, second in command at the National Reconnaissance Office, to be secretary of the Air Force. Read More

• Navy relieves CO of Naval Information Warfare Training Group Norfolk *
  (Military Times) Cmdr. Sarah M. Quemada was relieved of her duties by Rear Adm. Brian A. Harding, commander of Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, “due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command,” the service said in a brief release. Read More

• The battle over veterans’ health care: How the Republican majority hopes to reshape the VA *
  (The War Horse) With the new Congress sworn in and President-elect Trump poised for his second inauguration, Republicans have queued up a number of bills that could widely expand veterans’ access to the private health care system, setting up the latest battle over VA’s reliance on what’s known as community care. Read More

• Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags *
  (The Associated Press) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war. Read More

• On the way out, Biden officials ask: How to fix America’s war machine? *
  (Defense News) Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s top national security adviser, didn’t enter office in 2021 thinking about America’s defense industry. Read More

  Ukraine  

• This is the type of Russian decoy drone shot down over Kyiv as Britain’s prime minister met Zelenskyy *
  (The War Zone) A Russian decoy drone was engaged by Ukrainian air defenses over Kyiv Thursday, close to where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, leader of one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies. Read More

• Investigation launched into transfer of Ukrainian MiG-29 maintainers, air defenders to front lines *
  (The War Zone) The Ukrainian Air Force has created a commission to investigate whether key personnel are being transferred to the front lines amid a shortage of troops defending the east. Read More

• UK leader Starmer signs ‘100-year partnership’ agreement with Ukraine during trip to Kyiv *
  (The Associated Press) U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a 100-year partnership agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, part of a European show of support and promises to keep helping Ukraine endure in its nearly three-year war with Russia. Read More

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  Congress & Politics  

• Restoring Fort Bragg, other Confederate base names: Can Trump keep his campaign promise? *
  (Stars & Stripes) President-elect Donald Trump has made no attempt to hide his disdain for the name changes to nine southern Army installations in 2023, which grew out of a yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort that began in his first administration. Read More

• White House holds homeland security tabletop exercise with senior Trump officials *
  (The Associated Press) Senior officials from President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, including the majority of his designated Cabinet nominees, were at the White House on Wednesday to participate in a transition exercise hosted by President Joe Biden’s team. Read More

• A year of empty threats and a 'smokescreen' policy: How the State Department let Israel get away with horrors in Gaza *
  (ProPublica) In early November, a small group of senior U.S. human rights diplomats met with a top official in President Joe Biden’s State Department to make one final, emphatic plea: We must keep our word. Read More

• US aid package funds $5.2 billion deal to bolster Israeli air defenses *
  (Stars & Stripes) Israel will upgrade the layered system shielding it from aerial attacks under a new contract made possible by American funding, according to a statement Thursday by the Israeli Defense Ministry. Read More

• Money alone won’t fix the Navy’s shipbuilding woes, lawmaker says *
  (Defense One) Congress may need to “micromanage” the Navy’s efforts to boost the submarine industrial base going forward, after the service asked for billions of dollars in supplemental funding requests last year on top of the annual budget, said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia. Read More

• Biden calls on troops to ‘remember your oath’ in final remarks to military *
  (The Hill) President Biden on Thursday continued his farewell tour of Washington, D.C., with wide-ranging final remarks to U.S. service members, touting his defense record while praising the military and urging them to remember their oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution. Read More

• Johnson gives House Intel a MAGA makeover *
  (Politico) Speaker Mike Johnson is remaking the House Intelligence Committee in President-elect Donald Trump’s image, a shakeup with immense implications as the president-elect returns to power. Read More

• Democrats look to thwart another trans military ban under Trump *
  (The Hill) Two House Democrats are looking to block President-elect Trump from enacting another ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, reintroducing legislation Thursday that would prevent the armed forces from hiring or firing someone because of their gender identity or sex characteristics. Read More

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  Army  

• Students charged in TikTok plot targeting soldier plead not guilty *
  (The Associated Press) Five Massachusetts college students appeared in court Thursday, accused of plotting to lure an active-duty soldier to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on TikTok. Read More

• Army trainee dies three weeks short of graduating from infantry training at Fort Moore *
  (Task & Purpose) A soldier just three weeks from basic infantry training graduation died while off-duty at Fort Moore, Georgia on Jan. 8. Read More

• Ultrasound, DNA test used to convict soldier of sexually assaulting another soldier *
  (Stars & Stripes) An ultrasound and a DNA test on a female soldier after she fainted in formation led to the conviction of another soldier for sexual assault two years after they served together in Poland, according to Army officials. Read More

• In her final days in office, Army Secretary formally establishes service's command review program *
  (Military.com) The Army is doubling down on its centralized screening program, which was established in 2020 to reduce bias during the selection process for the service's command leadership. Read More

• Matthew Livelsberger's widow breaks silence, refutes 'misinformation about my family' *
  (Colorado Springs Gazette) The widow of Matthew Livelsberger — the Colorado Springs Green Beret who died by suicide in a rented Tesla Cybertruck seconds before the vehicle exploded on New Year’s Day in Las Vegas — has broken her silence to refute what she believes are false and slanderous narratives about her late husband and their family. Read More

  Navy  

• Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter has shot down its first drone *
  (The War Zone) A Navy MH-60R “Romeo” Seahawk helicopter deployed to the Red Sea has shot down a Houthi drone, the vice chief of Naval Operations revealed Tuesday. Read More

• Carrier John F. Kennedy leaves Philadelphia for final voyage to Texas scrapyard *
  (USNI News) The remains of the Navy’s last conventionally-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CV-67) is on its way from the Navy’s Philadelphia Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility to Brownsville, Texas for dismantling. Read More

• New strategy aims to get 80% of Navy ships deployable *
  (Defense One) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti set a goal for the Navy last fall that she conceded might be a little aspirational: to have 80% of the Navy’s fleet ready to deploy at any given time by 2027. Read More

• The famed ex-USS John F. Kennedy casts off on its final voyage *
  (The War Zone) On a cold, dreary Thursday in Philadelphia, a smattering of people came to the waterfront to see the former Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CV-67) begin its final journey. Read More

• Navy identifies first destroyer to receive full set of DDG MOD 2.0 upgrades *
  (USNI News) USS Sterett (DDG-104) will be the first destroyer to receive all electronic warfare, radar and combat system upgrades under the service’s Destroyer Modernization 2.0 program in a single availability period within the next five years. Read More

• Navy warships have to leave Red Sea fight for weeks to reload their missiles *
  (The War Zone) U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers needing to leave the ongoing battle against Iran-backed Houthi rebel missile and drone barrages in the Red Sea to reload their Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) missile cells are causing a presence gap and “a real challenge,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said Wednesday at the annual Surface Navy Association conference. Read More

• SECNAV names first medium landing ship USS McClung *
  (USNI News) Secretary Carlos Del Toro continued his streak of naming ships, as his tenure as the Navy’s top civilian comes to an end. Read More

  Marine Corps  

• Marine Corps seeks input on efforts to curb suicide within the ranks *
  (Stars & Stripes) The Marine Corps is seeking feedback from active-duty troops about its programs to remove or secure the objects that facilitate suicide. Read More

  Air Force  

• T-7 trainer production delayed again as Air Force, Boeing adjust plan *
  (Defense News) The Air Force is further delaying the production contract for its newest trainer aircraft, the T-7 Red Hawk, and will expand its testing in a major reorganization of the program’s acquisition strategy. Read More

• US bombers make year’s first shoulder-to-shoulder flight with Japan, South Korea *
  (Stars & Stripes) Japanese and South Korean fighters escorted U.S. bombers on a display of air power Wednesday in the skies over the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, according to Air Force Global Strike Command. Read More

  Space Force  

• Space Force procurement official removed amid investigation *
  (SpaceNews) The Department of the Air Force has removed Derek Tournear from his position as director of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA), SpaceNews has learned. Read More

• Sierra Space satellite passes milestone in Space Force program *
  (SpaceNews) A navigation satellite designed by Sierra Space for the U.S. Space Force has cleared an early review, the company announced Jan. 16, Read More

  National Guard  

• How California National Guard helicopter crews are fighting the LA wildfires *
  (Task & Purpose) As thick black smoke rises past their canopy, the crew of a California National Guard Chinook dives through a scrubby canyon, 500 feet over a line of flames. A cloud of water falls from a bucket slung beneath it, and a plume of white vapor signals to the crew that they’ve hit their mark. Read More

  Pay & Benefits  

• Overseas military pharmacies are moving to interactive phone-in refills *
  (Stars & Stripes) U.S. military pharmacies overseas are instituting an interactive, voice-response system for prescription refills, the Defense Health Agency announced recently. Read More

  Veterans  

• Multi-year outreach blitz helped bring more vets into VA services *
  (Military Times) Even for non-veterans, it has been hard to ignore the Department of Veterans Affairs over the last few years. Read More

• Veterans can now tell their own stories on the VA's veterans memorial website *
  (Military.com) The Department of Veterans Affairs' website built to honor veterans who have served the country since the Revolutionary War will now allow former service members to tell their own stories before they die. Read More

• Republicans in Congress try again for rules allowing expedited firings of VA employees *
  (Military.com) In one of their first concrete actions of the new congressional session, the chairmen of the committees that oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs introduced a bill Thursday aimed at making it easier to fire bad VA employees. Read More

  Military Culture & History  

• ‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90 *
  (Stars & Stripes) Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. Read More

  Cyber, Space & Unmanned  

• Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket debuts *
  (Defense News) Space transport company Blue Origin successfully flew its New Glenn rocket for the first time early this morning, a major step toward enabling the firm to compete for national security missions. Read More

• Biden’s new executive order aims to shore up US cyber defenses *
  (The Associated Press) President Joe Biden issued an executive order Thursday aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity and making it easier to go after foreign adversaries or hacking groups that try to compromise U.S. internet and telecommunication systems. Read More

• Trump’s Pentagon should expand innovation hub, tech panel says *
  (Defense News) The Pentagon should expand the role of the Defense Innovation Unit — and increase its budget — to help more non-traditional companies navigate the Defense Department’s bureaucracy, according to a new report from DOD’s technology advisory board. Read More

• Drones expected to remain a DOD priority under Trump, according to SecDef nominee Hegseth *
  (DefenseScoop) Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Pentagon chief, made it clear to lawmakers this week that, if confirmed, he plans to prioritize the military’s adoption and integration of autonomous technologies in modern operations and enhance its ability to counter drones that continue to disrupt U.S. national security. Read More

• Army to competitively develop Next-Gen Command-and-Control prototype *
  (Defense News) After spending a year working on pilot programs for a future battlefield command-and-control capability, the U.S. Army is on the brink of starting an effort to competitively prototype a next-generation system, according to the service’s program office in charge of the activity. Read More

• India executes first space docking, key for future missions *
  (Bloomberg) India said it has successfully executed the first space docking experiment, becoming only the fourth country in the world to master a critical technology required for other ambitious projects. Read More

• SDA director suspended pending investigation *
  (Air & Space Forces Magazine) Derek M. Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation, the Department of the Air Force announced late Jan. 16. Read More

• OpenAI’s GPT-4o gets green light for top secret use in Microsoft’s Azure cloud *
  (DefenseScoop) Federal agencies with top-secret workloads can now use OpenAI’s GPT-4o through Microsoft’s Azure for U.S. Government Top Secret cloud. Read More

  Defense Industry  

• Anduril to build ‘Arsenal-1' autonomous weapons plant in central Ohio *
  (Defense News) U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio, adding a planned 4,000 jobs to the area’s burgeoning high-tech sector, state officials announced Thursday. Read More

• Lockheed certifies F-35 to use sustainable fuels. Will USAF take advantage? *
  (Air & Space Forces Magazine) Lockheed Martin has approved Synthetic Aviation Turbine Fuels (SATFs) as safe to fly in the F-35 fighter, a potential boon for the Air Force’s energy and climate goals. Read More

• US defense industry braced for tech shake-up under Trump *
  (Financial Times) American defence executives are braced for a Donald Trump return to the White House that could be more disruptive than his first term, when he showed a willingness to shake up the status quo and personally intervened in procurement decisions Read More

  International  

• Japan passes record defense budget, while still playing catch-up *
  (Defense News) While Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget for 2025, the 13th growth year in a row, Tokyo’s military posture vis-à-vis regional threats remains a work on progress, according a U.S. analyst. Read More

• Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons twice, US officials say *
  (New York Times) Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group it is battling for control of the country, four senior United States officials said on Thursday. Read More

• Turkish navy touts strategic ambitions with Mavi Vatan 2025 drill *
  (Defense News) The Turkish navy is wrapping up the weeklong Mavi Vatan 2025 exercise this week, a large-scale operation meant to showcase Ankara’s strategic maritime ambitions in the region and beyond. Read More

• US, Korea, Japan fly together as Chinese delegation visits Japan *
  (Air & Space Forces Magazine) American B-1 bombers flew alongside Japanese and South Korean fighters on Jan. 15 as Japan hosted a visiting Chinese military delegation. Read More

• Iran unveils new spy ship based on corvette hull *
  (The War Zone) Iran has developed a reputation for launching some unconventional naval vessels, some of them downright strange — at least when compared with their equivalents elsewhere in the world. Read More

• Norway, France vow closer defense ties as Naval Group eyes frigate biz *
  (Defense News) Norway and France agreed to step up defense cooperation, signing a letter of intent that paves the way for working together more closely in areas such as maritime surveillance. The agreement comes as France’s Naval Group eyes a multibillion-dollar acquisition of frigates by the Royal Norwegian Navy. Read More

• There’s a sudden thaw in US-Cuba relations – but for how long? *
  (CNN World) Cuban officials on Thursday freed a prominent opposition activist, a last-minute diplomatic change in fortunes for the Biden administration which had sought his release but long seemed unable to influence events on the island. Read More

  Video  

• A ceasefire deal, new Navy carriers, watchdog reports, and more *
  (Military Times) Get the latest military headlines. Read More

• Meet the 'Ghost,' General Dynamics Mission Systems' new surface vessel *
  (Military Times) General Dynamics is testing a prototype of a new vessel with a unique design it says is capable of a range of missions, from loitering ISR to medical evac. Read More

• National Guard troops from across US file into DC for inauguration security *
  (Military Times) Watch as National Guard troops from across US file into DC for inauguration security. Read More

• Navy surface warfare director: No more big, expensive drones — the future is one affordable design *
  (Military Times) "We have got to get real here," a top Navy leader said in a speech recently. No more large, "exquisite" sea drones — he's looking for one affordable design. Read More

  Commentary & Analysis  

• Could the fall of Assad and the return of Trump lead to a better deal with Iran? *
  (War On The Rocks) Iran’s inability to support Bashar al-Assad’s regime and prevent its collapse, coupled with recent significant blows to Hizballah and Israeli strikes within Iranian borders, underscores Tehran’s unprecedented regional weakness. Read More

• How Trump can remake the Middle East *
  (Washington Post) Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, famously noted that war is an instrument, not an end in itself. Only in circumstances in which one is fighting a war of survival can military means be said to overshadow political considerations. Read More

• When looking for security threats follow facts, not assumptions *
  (Newsweek) There have been no explicit threats against Washington, D.C., but given what has happened at other large gatherings across the country recently, tensions remain high. Read More

• After 23 shameful years, close Guantánamo *
  (Washington Post) President Joe Biden is set to leave office Monday as the third president to try — and fail — to close the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This ugly symbol of one of the most regrettable policies in recent American history will persist into another administration, and very likely beyond. Read More

• Bowen: Israel has changed since Donald Trump's last term – has he? *
  (BBC) Donald Trump has made an impact on the Middle East even before he sits down in the Oval Office to start his second term as president. He cut through the delaying tactics that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in alliance with his ultra-nationalist coalition partners, had used to avoid accepting the ceasefire deal that Joe Biden put on the negotiating table last May. Read More

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