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2017 Defense and Military Top Priorities

2017 Defense and Military Top Priorities: For Military Preparedness, Personnel and Policy is a Special Report prepared by The Washington Times Advocacy Department.

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Priorities: Renewed capacity, capability, sustainability, respect

By Gen. Carter F. Ham

Gen. Philip Breedlove

Getting Russia right

By Gen. Philip Breedlove

National defense: The paramount issue

By Sen. James Talent

Time for an 'information Manhattan Project'

By Maj. Gen. Bruce Lawlor

How the Trump administration can make doing business with DoD great again

By Capt. Dale Lumme

Expanding tech advantages, 'cyber resiliency'

By Col. Andrew O. Hall

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The military the country needs

By Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula

Rebuilding American military power

By Dr. Thomas G. Mahnken

Trump's mission: Build a new American Army

By Dr. Douglas Macgregor

Time for tough choices

By Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.

Trump administration: 'America First' and 'Peace Through Strength' national security policies

Dakota Wood

Military expansion goals: Big, modern, ready

By Dakota L. Wood

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Swords or words: Which is mightier?

By Helle C. Dale

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Drones and autonomous systems: An emerging threat

By Robi Sen

Grid-protecting CIPA: Enacted, but in time?

By Ambassador R. James Woolsey and Dr. Peter Vincent Pry

F-35 sale to Taiwan? A test of Taiwan and Trump

By John Pike

Keeping America's waters safe: Why stealth technology is key

By Gregory E. Sancoff

America needs missile defenses

By Michaela Dodge

Missile defense in the next four years

By Riki Ellison

Fixing readiness doesn't require a spending boost

By Benjamin H. Friedman

Fighting with (and without) our allies

By Jed Babbin

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Military spouses -- and a renewed call to hire our heroes

By Eric Eversole

Remember the caregivers

By Sen. Elizabeth Dole

Renew support for military families

By Joyce Raezer

Hearing our forgotten men and women in the military

By Elaine Donnelly

Today's military families: Strong, but overdeployed

By Kathy Roth-Douquet and Michael O'Hanlon

Troop morale linked to upholding chaplains, religious ministries

By Dr. Wes Modder

This undated photo provided by Crown Media United States, LLC, shows Axel, a 4-year-old German shepherd, with his owner, retired Marine Capt. Jason Haag in Fredericksburg, Va. They have been together three years. Haag was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury after returning from two tours in the Middle East. He saved my life, no doubt about that. I was at my wits end," Haag said. He helped me get off 30 pills, including 12 narcotics. He helped with panic attacks, flashbacks and nightmares. He brought me medicine when I was on those and helped me find my keys and truck because of memory issues.(Chris Valenziano/Crown Media United States, LLC via AP)

Put more 'healing leashes' into the hands of veterans

By Capt. Jason Haag

Bring fiscal responsibility to defense spending

By Mark Lucas

American Gold Star Mothers: Turning sorrow into service

By Candy Martin

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