National Guard Has New Acting Boss as Nominations Sit in Senate
Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs took over Saturday as the acting head of the National Guard Bureau while it waits for the Senate to confirm a permanent leader, the Guard said in a press release Monday. Stubbs, a prior-enlisted infantry officer who rose to become adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard in January 2023, […]
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown Overcomes Crowded GOP Senate Primary Field, Setting Up Key Nevada Race
RENO, Nev. — Republican Sam Brown overcame a crowded field of primary opponents to win Nevada’s GOP U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, setting up a fierce general election battle against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. In a speech to supporters at a Reno watch party, Brown thanked […]
Senate Holds Dampen First Army-Navy Game for Trailblazing Superintendent Nominee
By this week, Rear Adm. Yvette Davids was expected to be a vice admiral, looking forward to cheering on her alma mater as superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy — the first female superintendent in its history — during the annual Army-Navy football game. Instead, the school won’t have a permanent superintendent for the storied […]
Leaders of Army, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs Confirmed by Senate Amid Monthslong Blockade by Tuberville
The Senate approved new chiefs for the Army and Marine Corps on Thursday following its approval of the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday night. The trio of military leaders are the first officer promotions the Senate has confirmed in more than six months since Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., started blocking […]
Democrats Circumvent Tuberville as Senate Moves to Finally Confirm Leaders of Army, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs
The Marine Corps, Army and Joint Chiefs of Staff are poised to get full-time leaders as a months-long stalemate in the Senate centering on the Pentagon’s abortion policy begins to soften. The Senate on Wednesday began a series of votes that could end in the confirmations of Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown to be chairman of […]
Army Becomes Latest Service with No Top Officer as Senate Hold Persists
The Army was supposed to see a changeover in senior leadership this week — a new chief of staff and sergeant major — but in a highly unusual twist, the service is without a top officer due to a Republican senator’s blockade of at least 300 senior officer promotions. Gen. Randy George, the service’s No. […]
Nominee for VA Deputy Advances in Senate But Faces Bumpy Road Ahead
The nominee to be the next No. 2 official at the Department of Veterans Affairs has been advanced by a Senate panel, but could face a bumpy road to final confirmation. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Thursday voted 13-6 to advance Tanya Bradsher, who was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the next […]
Senate Plan Would Force the Army to Revert to Old Fitness Test But Would Allow New Events
A controversial proposal that would force the Army to return to its old, and what service leadership argue is inferior, fitness test would allow for some changes, including swapping out events, according to legislative language released Tuesday. The Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled the specifics of its proposed National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which […]
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown Mounts 2nd Bid for US Senate in Nevada After Losing GOP Primary in 2022
RENO, Nev. — Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown made his long-awaited U.S. Senate candidacy official on Monday, jumping into the race to take on Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen a year after losing the Republican nomination to challenge Nevada’s other U.S. senator. Brown’s campaign confirmed his bid Monday morning, and he’ll host an event near Reno […]
