Early Bird Brief

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The most important military and defense stories of the day, delivered each weekday morning. Brought to you by Defense News and Military Times, the most trusted, nonpartisan sources for news about the military and defense worlds.

Publisher

Defense News

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Oct 2023

Latest episode

29 Mar 2024

Latest episodes

69 of 133 episodes have a transcript.

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   29 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Senior military leader calms fears over aid operation off Gaza coast

   Some Republican lawmakers, though, remain skeptical.

2. 

   28 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Russia, Iran military partnership rears its head with drones in Ukraine

   The assessment comes from a U.S. Central Command report.

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   27 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Coast Guard conducts search and research mission after Baltimore bridge collapse

   The Associated Press reported that six construction workers are presumed dead from the accident.

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Senior military leader calms fears over aid operation off Gaza coast

Published 29 Mar 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But some senior military leaders believe troops building the pier will be well protected and safe. What did they say to ameliorate those fears? Yeah, look, during Chief Chairman General C. Q. Brown on Thursday, just a few hours after that letter came out, came out and said, look, forced protection is the top of our list. It's the thing that we focus on the most, and it's going to be the thing that the US military is focused on as these troops get out there. It's going to be about 1 ,000 US troops involved in this mission, Navy and Army, for the most part, at least seven different ships, seven or eight different ships are playing to be out there for this construction effort. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

100 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

103 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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