NEW TONIGHT: Dozens of American students at a U.S. military installation in Germany walked out of their middle school on Tuesday as part of protests aimed at an official visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Military affairs @washingtonpost. State-school alum @UMassJournalism & @merrillcollege. Straight outta Chicopee, MA. Grateful American. Signal: danlamothe.30
- BREAKING: The entire D.C. National Guard will be activated today, putting about 1,100 guardsmen on duty tonight, defense official tells me. Comes after breach of Capitol by pro-Trump protesters.
- Have verified that this memo circulating from West Point is real. H/T @PeterLucier
- In a new, official statement, the Army is defending its staff member who found herself in a confrontation with Trump campaign employees at Arlington National Cemetery:
- Turned in the badge today. My colleagues and I will stay on the beat, but in a new way. The work continues. Danlamothe.30
- Noting for the record that it appears: 1) @JeffreyGoldberg did *NOT* publish any classified plans despite likely receiving them 2) Did *NOT* publish anything at a time that it would have compromised an operation. Noting clearly now, before partisan takes roll in
- Gen. Mark Milley responds to Biden pardoning him with this statement: "My family and I are deeply grateful for the President’s action today. 1/x
- U.S. official confirms that the working dog wounded in the Baghdadi raid is ok. I said: "What's the dog's name?" Source said: "It's classified." I said: "Really?" Source said: "Yes." I'm still not positive if the source is kidding or not.
- A senior U.S. defense official just released an updated assessment of the war in Ukraine as of early Sunday evening in Washington. Basic updates:
- As names and ages roll in on some of the U.S. service members killed in Kabul, we are reminded how much young men and women in uniform, often in their teens or early 20s, do for our nation.
- A "clap-out" for Gen. David Berger today at the Pentagon as he wraps up a four-year tour as commandant of the Marine Corps.
00:00 - The Army confirms that Glen Oakley, interviewed by CNN below near the El Paso Mall, is indeed a soldier and member of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss. I share this because the veracity of initial media reports in mass shootings is often questioned later. #elpasoshootingThis is Glen Oakley. He was in the @footlocker when the El Paso shooting happened. When he ran to leave, he saw kids in the mall without their parents, scared and alone. So he picked up as many as he could and carried them to safety. Focus on the heroes. #ElPasoShooting
00:00 - This is Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr. He is the USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who died of covid-19 this week. He tested positive for the coronavirus on March 30. Thacker's wife also is in the military, and was flown to Guam. He died by her side. RIP.
- SCOOP: The Hegseth team at the Pentagon invited far-right activist Jack Posobiec on its first overseas trip, alarming numerous defense officials
