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Budget Watchdog: Special Operations Forces Need More Rosetta Stone Subscriptions, Fewer White Guys

May 10, 2013 • In the News • Original: Foreign Policy Magazine

It seems everyone these days is clawing for a bigger piece of the Pentagon’s shrinking budget pie and special operations forces (SOF) are elbowing their way to the trough. But…

Shrinking Budget Forces Army Into New Battlefield

May 10, 2013 • In the News • Original: Wall Street Journal

As it prepares for peacetime budget cuts, the Army must shrink. But Pentagon officials say reducing ground forces too much would leave the U.S. vulnerable to threats by such countries…

How Much Would a No-Fly Zone Over Syria Cost?

May 7, 2013 • In the News • Original: Foreign Policy Magazine

[L]et’s assume the United States insists on the more robust option of maintaining an actual no-fly zone over Syria. In Iraq, for example, the U.S. much of the air force…

Fewer Troops Prompts BRAC Talk

May 4, 2013 • In the News • Original: Times Record News

More military base closures and cuts are unavoidable. It’s just a matter of when, some observers say. Pentagon leaders want it to be in 2015 because taxpayers are footing the…

Debate Over Army’s Future Vehicle Raises Question: Why Heavy Armor?

May 2, 2013 • In the News • Original: National Defense Magazine

Army officials and manufacturers of combat vehicles have shifted into damage-control mode as the service’s flagship armor-modernization program comes under attack on multiple fronts. The ground combat vehicle, or GCV,…