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Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

May 27, 2023

US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Air Force General Charles Brown, Jr. (R), after nominating him to serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, May 25, 2023. — US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Air Force Gen. Charles Brown, Jr. (R), after nominating him to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, May 25, 2023. — MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

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US Joint Chiefs nominee emphasizes Middle East cooperation to deter Iran

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

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Following Biden’s MidEast visit, Pentagon aims to do more with less

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Virginia, Arlington, aerial photograph of the eastern entrance of the Pentagon.

Key Pentagon policy officials to depart amid Middle East tensions

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Gen. Lloyd Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the ongoing U.S. military operations to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 16, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Biden's CENTCOM pick to head Pentagon raises concern over civilian leadership

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military