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Dec 7, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |Natasha Bertrand |Haley Britzky
Source: CNN Journalists: Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky Kate Kuzminski, the director of the military, veterans, and society program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), said there is a conversation that could be had about moving some veteran health services – particularly those services that are not for things directly linked to military service – into communities and outside of the VA. For example, an annual check-up, or getting a regular vaccination shot.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |Jason Dempsey |Alex Horton
For many military officers who serve in war zones, Bronze Stars are akin to a pass or fail, said Jason Dempsey, a former Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is now a leader in civilian-military relations. “The expectation is you’re getting one, unless you mess up,” said Dempsey, who also has two Bronze Stars dating to his wartime deployments.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |Thomas Novelly
Some Air Force officials are concerned by the service's innovative deployment model, a new government watchdog report revealed, with some wing and command leaders saying the idea leaves bases short-staffed and under-resourced and creates logistical headaches for home bases. The Air Force Force Generation model, referred to as AFFORGEN, was unveiled last year as a revolutionary way to train, rest and move forces for deployments.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |Patty Nieberg
How the U.S. military chooses and promotes its generals and admirals — the highest-ranking officers in the military — rarely gets attention. That changed this month with reports that officials appointed under President-elect Donald Trump may take a far more direct role in shaping the military’s general officer corps. ... The modern military’s rank and promotion structure began in 1980.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |Li Zhou
A chief campaign promise from President-elect Donald Trump — which has also been echoed by his secretary of defense pick Pete Hegseth — centers on getting rid of military generals who they deem as too “woke.”“I would fire them. You can’t have woke military,” Trump said in a Fox News interview in June summing up his views. ...
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |Paul McLeary |Jack Detsch
The release of a police report with graphic details of sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Defense secretary, is stoking concerns among current and former Defense Department officials that the agency could backslide on efforts to put an end to those abuses in the military.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |Steve Beynon |Konstantin Toropin |Drew F. Lawrence
If confirmed by the Senate, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon could mean upheaval for the careers of thousands of women serving in the military. ... "There's a narrative that this was some sort of feminist movement, and it's in some ways hurting readiness," said Katherine Kuzminski, who studies military personnel issues at the Center for a New American Security. "In reality, we've had a challenging recruiting environment.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |David Roza
When Donald Trump begins his second term as president in January, national security law experts predict he may return to his old habit of issuing orders to the military via social media, a practice which could cause confusion in the ranks as the relevant chains of command seek clarity to carry out the commander in chief’s intent. ... It remains to be seen whether Trump will be as active on social media in his second term as president as he was in his first term.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski |Mike Glenn |Mallory Wilson
If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Hegseth must construct a complex web of relationships within the Pentagon — to his immediate subordinates inside the Office of Secretary of Defense and the individual military services — and in Congress, which holds the purse strings for the military budget, said Katherine Kuzminski, director of the Military, Veterans and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security think tank.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Katherine L. Kuzminski
Katherine Kuzminski, the Deputy Director of Studies, and the Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society (MVS) Program at CNAS, joins Squaring the Circle to discuss the all-volunteer force and mobilization. Listen to the full episode on Squaring the Circle.
