This week in The Bunker: Welcome back for what is sure to be a bang-up year for U.S. national security…checking out the new team; the latest shootdown; the Pentagon’s Border Patrol; and more.
January 08, 2025 | Mark Thompson
This week in 2024’s final Bunker: President-elect Trump makes clear he wants the U.S. military to carry out “mass deportations” of undocumented immigrants; lawmakers charge the Navy with submarine shenanigans; the U.S military needs a major rebuild; and more.
December 18, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: big changes could be coming, including no pilots aboard the next Air Force fighter; no bullets aboard the Navy’s jinxed warship; no “bottoms up” for the next secretary of defense; and more.
December 11, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: How much fundamental reform could the Trump administration bring to a bloated Department of Defense; the Navy pushes for a new nuclear-tipped cruise missile that another president threw overboard more than 30 years ago; and more.
December 04, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: The Marine Corps’ desire to fly aircraft capable of short takeoffs and landings has saddled the Pentagon with a pair of costly and troubled platforms, as two new reports make clear; and more.
November 27, 2024 | Mark Thompson
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