Aaron Mehta @AaronMehta

Editor in Chief at @breakingdefense. Shameless Boston sports nerd, foe of bad seasonal takes and the F-22 restart. EMAIL: amehta at breakingmedia dot com BreakingDefense.com Washington, DC Joined January 2010

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Aaron Mehta @AaronMehta

2 hours ago

MTCR has been a bete noire for Trump export officials going back to 2017. defensenews.com/air/2017/12/19…

Jonathan Landay Reuters @JonathanLanday

3 hours ago

MTCR has been a bete noire for Trump export officials going back to 2017. defensenews.com/air/2017/12/19…

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Haley Britzky @halbritz

18 hours ago

When asked what legal authorities the Pentagon operated under, Hegseth said, "We have the absolute and complete authority to conduct that.” When asked how the DOD knew who the individuals on board were & where they were going, Hegseth said, "Why would I tell you that?"

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Haley Britzky @halbritz

18 hours ago

Defense Secretary Hegseth, speaking today about the US military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, says there's "no reason" to give the public more information: "Foreign terrorist organizations have been designated, we have those authorities, and it’s about…

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Paul McLeary @paulmcleary

2 days ago

The Pentagon at the last minute pulled the rug out from under the Defense News conference, forcing the Army's Cyber Advisor, Brandon Pugh; Deputy Chief, LTG Karl Gingrich; and USMC's Wargaming director, Col. Charles Anklam, to cancel participation.

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Stephen Losey @StephenLosey

2 days ago

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Members of the @SightlineUnion are wearing red and leafleting outside the #DNconf this morning to tell @SightlineMedia to STOP its union busting and give us a fair contract!

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Barak Ravid @BarakRavid

3 days ago

Senior U.S. Defense Official:"We can confirm the U.S. military conducted a precision strike against a drug vessel operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization. More information will be made available at a later time"

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Brian Everstine @beverstine

3 days ago

Looks like DVIDS let the cat out of the bag on today's White House announcement:

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Breaking Defense @BreakingDefense

7 days ago

With Congress returning to Capitol Hill in the coming days, Breaking Defense's Valerie Insinna highlights what to watch for in this edition of The Congressional Roundup. Underwritten by @Boeing.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick

a week ago

🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time. When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”