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Vance promises no more 'open-ended' wars to Naval Academy |
Vice President Vance on Friday promised U.S. Naval Academy graduates that President Trump would not send U.S. forces into "undefined missions" or "open-ended conflicts." |
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Speaking during a commencement address at the academy, Vance said the second Trump administration marks the end of policies geared toward meddling in other nations and against focusing on hard power. That "doesn't mean that we ignore threats but means that we approach them with discipline and if we send you to war, we do it with a very specific set of goals in mind," Vance told the 1,049 graduates in the Naval Academy's class of 2025. "No more undefined missions. No more open-ended conflicts," Vance said, adding that he and Trump would "never ask you to do anything without a clear mission and a clear path home." He pointed to the U.S. military's airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen - launched in March as an effort to stop the rebels from attacking American vessels in the Red Sea to questionable effect - as an example of the type of targeted and limited mission Trump would seek. "We pursued that goal through overwhelming force," Vance said. "That's how military power should be used: Decisively with a clear objective." He also praised Trump's Middle East trip last week while bashing the foreign policy decisions of previous presidents. "We had a long experiment in our foreign policy that traded national defense and the maintenance of our alliances for nation-building and meddling in foreign countries' affairs," Vance said. "Even when those foreign countries had very little to do with poor American interests. What we're seeing from President Trump is a generational shift in policy with profound implications for the job that each and every one of you will be asked to do." Vance, a former senator from Ohio, joined the Marine Corps and served in Iraq as a military journalist, later attending Ohio State University and Yale Law School. Watch the full address at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & National Security newsletter, I'm Ellen Mitchell — your guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. We will be off Monday for the Memorial Day holiday but will return Tuesday. |
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How policy will affect defense and national security now and in
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The Pentagon pushed back Friday on a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump administration is considering withdrawing thousands of American troops from South Korea, calling the news "not true." The Journal first reported Thursday that the Defense Department [DOD] was developing an option to pull out roughly 4,500 troops and move them to other locations in the Indo-Pacific region, including to Guam, citing Defense officials …
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Both the U.S. and Iran indicated Friday that the two countries are moving closer to reaching a new deal regarding Tehran's expanding nuclear program. Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, who is the acting mediator, said the fifth round of talks in Rome ended with "some but not conclusive progress." "We hope to clarify the remaining issues in the coming days, to allow us to proceed towards the common … |
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President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, after two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. The suspect walked into the museum, where he was apprehended, and yelled, "Free, free Palestine" once he was arrested, police officials said. The two victims have been identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah … |
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Upcoming things we're watching on our beat: |
- Trump is scheduled to speak at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point's commencement Saturday.
- The Army will hold a military parade and celebration honoring its 250th Anniversary, with remarks by Trump, on Saturday, June 14.
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Trump administration moves to end protections for child migrants in custody |
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to end an immigration policy cornerstone that since the 1990s has offered protections to child migrants in federal custody, a move that will be challenged by advocates, according to a court filing Thursday. The protections in place, known … |
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Events in and around the defense world: |
- British Ambassador to the United States The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson will speak at the Atlantic Council at 9 a.m.
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies will hold a "Transatlantic Dialogue on Indo-Pacific," at 2 p.m.
- Defense Priorities will host a livestream on the challenges faced by the U.S. shipbuilding industry in contrast to China at 3 p.m.
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News we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Hegseth orders immediate changes to troops' household goods program (Military Times)
- Some Army paratroopers receive pay raise -- funded by cuts to training jumps (Military.com)
- For one Georgia soldier, transgender ban prompts painful decision (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted discovery Friday in a lawsuit seeking access to documents and information about the Department of Government … Read more |
| The 1,116-page bill the House passed early Thursday morning to enact President Trump's ambitious legislative agenda faces a swarm of objections from … Read more |
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You're all caught up. See you next week! |
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