Vanessa Battaglia

Vanessa Battaglia· Opinion · 4 min · Jul 24, 2025Story

VANESSA BATTAGLIA: Not Even Peace Is Worth Losing Strength

Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration drew criticism from the mainstream news over whether it had “halted” Biden-approved weapons shipments to Ukraine. Comments from anonymous sources suggested the DoD is…

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Vanessa Battaglia· Opinion · 4 min · May 20, 2025Story

VANESSA BATTAGLIA: Will Navy Secretary Phelan Create A Belt-Tightening Playbook For The DOD?

The F-47 , Golden Dome , and other defense plans are great. They are arguably needed. But these lustrous initiatives stand in stark contrast to the lurking reality that has Congressional members arguing pointlessly in…

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Vanessa Battaglia· Opinion · 4 min · Apr 12, 2025Story

VANESSA BATTAGLIA: Hegseth Is Restoring Meritocracy At The Defense Department

Defense Secretary Hegseth’s “Restoring America’s Fighting Force” Task Force will soon be completing a final audit of several military bases for compliance with Hegseth’s January 29 th directive about restoring…

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Vanessa Battaglia· Opinion · 4 min · Apr 7, 2025Story

VANESSA BATTAGLIA: Tariffs Will Separate Friend From Foe In The Defense Industry

Despite somewhat -gloomy and ultra -gloomy forecasts, the defense industry should welcome President Trump’s new tariff program . Not because the profits will somehow balance out – they likely will not. But because the…

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Vanessa Battaglia· Opinion · 4 min · Apr 2, 2025Story

VANESSA BATTAGLIA: Ignore ‘Signalgate,’ The Strike On The Houthis Was A Triumph

In the Trump administration’s March 15 th mission against the Houthis – and particularly through the lens of Signalgate – we got our first look at several of President Trump’s Secretaries in action. Both as a cabinet…

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