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###### Delegates describe having trouble securing meetings with longtime contacts, and listening to scripted spiels about new priorities for the U.S. military.
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###### With sabotage risks on NATOâs mind, formations like this are rising to new prominence in national force structures.
#### [Facing Trumpâs threats, Canada shifts defense links away from US](/global/the-americas/2025/03/20/facing-trumps-threats-canada-shifts-defense-links-away-from-us/)
###### Trumpâs threats of economic punishment and annexation have prompted Canada to forge new defense alliances, particularly with European countries.
###### [GOP lawmakers suggest DOD cut climate change initiatives from budget](/digital-show-dailies/global-force-symposium/2025/03/20/gop-lawmakers-suggest-dod-cut-climate-change-initiatives-from-budget/)
###### Republican leaders in Congress are recommending the Pentagon cut $377.35 million worth of climate change initiatives and allocate that money elsewhere.
###### [Despite being gravely wounded, this Ranger refused to leave his men in the Vietnamese jungle](/video/2025/03/14/despite-being-gravely-wounded-this-ranger-refused-to-leave-his-men-in-the-vietnamese-jungle/)
###### Capt. Paris D. Davis was twice nominated for his actions in South Vietnam in June 1965. He was finally awarded the Medal of Honor on Feb. 14, 2023.
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### [For European envoys in DC, a new chill from Trumpâs Pentagon](/pentagon/2025/03/21/for-european-envoys-in-dc-a-new-chill-from-trumps-pentagon/)
###### Delegates describe having trouble securing meetings with longtime contacts, and listening to scripted spiels about new priorities for the U.S. military.
###### [Republicans offer defense spending tips after punting on a budget](/pentagon/2025/03/20/republicans-offer-defense-spending-tips-after-punting-on-a-budget/)
###### âGood luck getting DoD to adhere to this," one analyst said of lawmakers' attempts to influence defense spending.
#### [GOP leaders warn Trump not to abandon NATO post, Pacific buildup plans](/news/pentagon-congress/2025/03/20/gop-leaders-warn-trump-not-to-abandon-nato-post-pacific-buildup-plans/)
###### Republican leaders are concerned about rumored plans to scale back American military involvement in Europe and Japan.
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###### Advocates praised defense leaders for excluding shipyard workers and other key readiness jobs from a department-wide hiring freeze.
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###### âItâs going to be kind of a disaster,â one military official said about the lack of a full budget, which means more limits on how the Pentagon spends.
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###### Stephen Feinberg, a billionaire investor, has pledged to reshape the Pentagon's business practices.
###### [Norwayâs coastal rangers eye fresh drones to find threats at sea](/global/europe/2025/03/21/norways-coastal-rangers-eye-fresh-drones-to-find-threats-at-sea/)
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###### A Space Force spokesperson said the demonstration occurred in 2024 and involved five Chinese satellites.
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###### Republican leaders in Congress are recommending the Pentagon cut $377.35 million worth of climate change initiatives and allocate that money elsewhere.
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###### Republican leaders are concerned about rumored plans to scale back American military involvement in Europe and Japan.
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###### The country is under the gun to accelerate its drone plans because the low birth rate won't be able to keep up with human pilot needs, said one analyst.
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###### The plan for now excludes the U.K., Turkey and the U.S., though officials in Brussels are planning fresh overtures at Britain in defense cooperation.
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###### Acquisition has been a joint process for more than 30 years, and only the services can gauge necessary tradeoffs, argues analyst Steven Wills.
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###### [Ukraine claims to have fielded a drone-killing laser weapon](/global/europe/2025/03/19/ukraine-claims-to-have-fielded-a-drone-killing-laser-weapon/)
###### The device is known as âTryzub,â or trident in English, referencing the Ukrainian national symbol.
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