Without evidence, Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies for Wednesday night's collision. Increasing pay and benefits alone won't be enough to attract young people to the service, Army Secertary nominee Daniel Driscoll said. Vocal lobbies in the Washington foreign policy scene are heavily invested in applying U.S. military power to problems that aren't military in nature. Trump said the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold tens of thousands of people who can't be sent back to their home countries. Facing questions about new military executive orders, the Army chief of staff said only that he was focused on preparing the service for future conflict. A new Defense Department task force will look for ways to further limit diversity and inclusion programs throughout military training and advancement. "We're trying to calm a whole community," said one military spouse advocate who's looking for answers. The former Joint Chiefs chairman had warned that Trump may seek revenge against him and other critics if re-elected to the White House. The new cadre of national security officials is highly confident, highly online and scornful of Washington’s foreign policy consensus. An airman's legal team is arguing the drug bust that tanked his military career may have been the result of a questionable workout supplement. By Hope Hodge Seck
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