Greg Jaffe
Reporter at The New York Times
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3 days ago |
boston.com | Greg Jaffe |John Waller
WASHINGTON — In the years before they flew their 37-hour mission to strike Iran’s nuclear site at Fordo, the U.S. Air Force pilots spent at least 24 hours straight in a B-2 bomber flight simulator that is a replica of their cockpit. In the days or weeks leading up to the mission, they most likely ran simulated runs on a target made to look like the heavily fortified site buried deep in a mountain.
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1 week ago |
demorgen.be | Greg Jaffe
Majoor Erica Vandal had net 200 soldaten gebrieft over een plan van haar brigade om artillerievuur in te zetten tijdens een grote gevechtsoefening. Ze verliet de enorme loods waar de troepen zich hadden verzameld en ging naar het toilet. Plots begon haar telefoon heftig te piepen. Tientallen berichten verschenen. Een was van haar moeder. “Ik heb net gehoord over de uitspraak van het Hooggerechtshof”, stond erin.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Greg Jaffe
The prospect of a war typically leads lawmakers to rally around the military. That’s not what happened on Wednesday. While President Trump was demanding the Iranian leadership’s “unconditional surrender,” senators were accusing their rivals of politicizing the military and undermining support for the armed services. The setting was an Armed Services Committee hearing, ostensibly on the defense budget.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Greg Jaffe
Maj. Erica Vandal had just finished briefing 200 soldiers on her brigade’s plan to employ artillery fire in a big combat training exercise. She exited the cavernous warehouse where the troops had gathered and was headed to the bathroom between sessions when her phone reconnected to the network and began pinging. Dozens of new messages flashed across her screen. One was from her mother. “Just heard about the Supreme Court ruling,” it read.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Greg Jaffe
Combat boots that were retrieved by Seana Arrechaga, whose husband was killed in Afghanistan in 2011, from the 101st Airborne Division headquarters in Fort Campbell, Ky.Credit...Landon Edwards for The New York TimesThe service is experiencing an identity crisis after 20 years of war, and as the president warns of threats to America from within.
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The Army turns away from its recent past as it confronts an uncertain future. "A forced exercise in forgetting," says Carter Malkasian, who served in Afghanistan. https://t.co/10brzhM8uj
Trump's throwing the Army (and himself) a big parade this weekend. The Army, meanwhile, is in the midst of a pretty big identity crisis. https://t.co/W5OxM8Ybxw
Also worth noting that the Army started the fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2024 with 11,000 recruits in the delayed entry program because of a strong FY 2024. https://t.co/xlTK6qxitA
Recruiting is surging!!! The best is yet to come! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/KzpiPiR1UJ
