The D Brief: More troops to border; USAF's 'deportation flights'; DEI purge begins; After pardons, a new J6 inquest; And a bit more. - Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to southern border, USAF planes on deportation flights - The D Brief: Troops' pay in jeopardy; CENTCOM's Syria surge; Army to cut 5% of generals; USAF may trim F-35 buy; And a bit more. - The D Brief: Russia races for gains; House passes NDAA; Taiwan talks to Trump team; USAF preps for transition; And a bit more. - Robot reality check: Crewed warplanes will remain vital for years, USAF general says - The D Brief: Trump's DNI, AG picks; China's improved bomber; USAF adds CCAs; Boosting US arms production; And a bit more. - The D Brief: Austin to the Pacific; North Korean drones; Reforming how the USAF buys weapons; Suicides rise across DOD; And a bit more. - The D Brief: National Guard on alert; Russian bomb plot?; USAF's tanker hedge; Boeing workers end strike; And a bit more. - Boeing hands over first production Grey Wolf helicopters to USAF - ICBM cost overrun a 'collective failure' of USAF, Northrop, DOD: Air Force's chief buyer