Pentagon

DOD to Prioritize Climate Change Following Biden’s Executive Order

Jan. 27, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Pentagon will incorporate the “implications of climate change” in its wargaming, analysis, simulations, and its upcoming National Defense Strategy after President Joe Biden on Jan. 27 signed new executive actions aimed at addressing the issue across the whole government. "The order clearly establishes climate ...

Brown on Capitol Riot: ‘I Struggled on That Day’

Jan. 25, 2021 | By Rachel S. Cohen
On Jan. 6, as a throng of supporters of former President Donald J. Trump and right-wing extremists mobbed the U.S. Capitol, the Air Force Chief of Staff couldn’t tear himself away from the television. Brown, teleworking away from the Pentagon, said he watched in shock ...

New Team of Acting Leaders Take Command at DOD, USAF

Jan. 20, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
A new team of acting leaders in the Defense Department and the Department of the Air Force took command at 12:01 p.m. Jan. 20, leading the military on a temporary basis while Biden administration nominees await confirmation. Immediately after President Joe Biden took the oath ...