| With aging jets and a shortage of pilots, the Air Force weighs buying throwback ‘light-attack’ planes; Retired generals cite past comments from Mattis while opposing Trump’s proposed foreign aid cuts; Nominee to be Navy secretary withdraws; It’s ISIS, not ISIL, the Pentagon informs staff in new memo; ‘Greatest threat to democracy’: Commander of bin Laden raid slams Trump’s anti-media sentiment; | | | | | | | A military blog by Dan Lamothe |
| | | | | Nominee to be Navy secretary withdraws | | The Trump administration’s choice to become the next Navy secretary has pulled his name from consideration, the Pentagon said Sunday, the second nominee to head a military service who has bowed out in recent weeks. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced that Philip Bilden, a private equity fund manager, had withdrawn his name in a decision … | | By Missy Ryan • Read more » |
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| It’s ISIS, not ISIL, the Pentagon informs staff in new memo | | The Pentagon has instructed defense officials to use the acronym ISIS, not ISIL, when referring to the Islamic State, abandoning the convention of the Obama administration and embracing the term preferred by President Trump. In a memo signed last week, a senior Defense Department official informed military departments to adopt the new term as they communicate … | | By Missy Ryan • Read more » |
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