Early Bird Brief: November 14, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

Pentagon announces new batch of drones for Replicator program

(Military Times) The Pentagon unveiled a new round of aerial and maritime drones for Replicator, a massive effort to fast-track the delivery of unmanned weapons systems to the services. Read More

Trump’s defense choice, a Fox News host, stuns the Pentagon

(The Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military. Read More

Could Trump drop the VA and DOD abortion access policies right away?

(Military Times) Conservative lawmakers hope that scrapping abortion access policies at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs will be among the first major changes when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Read More

Army prosecutors have revived over 100 cases of serious crimes

(Task & Purpose) The Army’s newest legal arm is using a “reach back” authority to prosecute old cases of serious crimes that may have escaped prosecution. Read More

'It could be very hard to do our job': Top military officers brace for Trump's potential loyalty review boards

(Military.com) Senior officers in the U.S. military are preparing after reports of a potential new review process for top generals, a review they fear will vet personal loyalty to President-elect Donald Trump. Read More

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