Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer. The percentage of non-judicial and administrative punishments is on the rise. The move comes as the Pentagon works to rethink best practices to mitigate civilian harm in military operations in its airstrikes. The DoD survey is part of a broader effort to identify when couples are most at risk for domestic abuse, and the impact. Despite the war's aftermath, these veterans remain proud of their service. In the two decades after the U.S. invasion of Iraq began, public support for the drawn-out war dwindled, according to think tanks and research groups. Some sea service leaders made serious career headway on their professional pathways as a result of, or in concurrence with the Iraq invasion. Seven officers found themselves on an extraordinary stage in April 2003 as the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade brought the Saddam regime to its knees. “We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe." Documents published by OMB offer an early look at the services' budget requests ahead of the Pentagon's rollout next week. Load More