Steve Beynon
National Security reporter for Military.com | Afghan vet | Prev: Politico, Stars and Stripes, Fox 19 Cincinnati | Steve.Beynon@military.com | Adopt not shop | DM for Signal military.com/author/steve-beynon
- The Army getting rid of its new light tank may be a sign it's too easily seduced by robots and drones, thinking that's all it needs for the next war www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- "This is the 'vet bro' Pentagon." Hegseth spends a lot of time to look like the man for the troops. But are the rank and file buying it? www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Army eyeing expansion of barracks privatization www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Scoop: The Army is implementing a gender neutral fitness test for combat arms in June www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- SCOOP: The Army is getting rid of its Athletic Trainers, personnel who are key to providing immediate care and physical therapy to soldiers www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Top Army academy for senior leaders banned its students from writing essays related to women and minorities in the latest censorship move in the military. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Dan Driscoll, who is 38, and has little experience with the Army and no law enforcement background, will be leading both the Army and ATF www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- Scoop: The Army is mulling plans to potentially reduce the size of its active duty force by tens of thousands www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Reposted by Steve Beynon"How are soldiers supposed to interpret this?" an Army brigade commander said. "It's a cartoonish lapse in security." Story by @stevenbeynon.bsky.social, @ktoropin.bsky.social, @dflawrence.bsky.social + @kheel.bsky.social
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- If rank-and-file troops treated secrets like Hegseth does, they'd likely lose their jobs or end up in jail "Different Spanks for Different Ranks" www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- SCOOP: The Army's recruiting numbers look good on paper, but the service is losing roughly a quarter of its troops within the first two years of service. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- Scoop: 21 lawmakers want answers from Hegseth following my reporting the Army can't account for millions of dollars taxed from soldier's paychecks to pay for their food www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Georgia Army base will revert back to Fort Benning, no longer honoring its namesakes of Hal Moore, distinguished cross recipient and founder of Army equal opportunity efforts -- and his wife Julia, founder of casualty notification system www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Reposted by Steve BeynonIn the last month the Defense Secretary has fired the only two female four-stars, the top rank for military officers. @ktoropin.bsky.social and @stevenbeynon.bsky.social on how women in uniform are reacting to the loss of women at the top.
- Are you a service member or do you work in the Pentagon and want to chat about anything going on? Here's my Signal: SteveBeynon.28
- Pete Hegseth will be living in military family housing in DC, but the Pentagon has declined to say what its planned $137,000 of taxpayer money worth of upgrades are. He'll pay $4,655.70/month for rent, generally below the market value in the area. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- The Army pulled out of an annual outreach event at an all-girls preparatory school as the Pentagon cuts longstanding ties with public events associated with women and minorities. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- I'll be on CNN at 3:40pm est chatting about this 👇
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- Reposted by Steve BeynonWe're going to keep asking until we get some actual answers. - @ktoropin.bsky.social @stevenbeynon.bsky.social @kheel.bsky.social
- Reposted by Steve BeynonNEW from @militarydotcom.bsky.social - We spent all week trying to figure out what's going on with Sec Hegseth and his $137K house repairs Seems the DoD doesn't want to offer details They did confirm he'll pay rent w/@stevenbeynon.bsky.social, @kheel.bsky.social www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- SCOOP: The Army has seemingly been pocketing money it taxes out of soldier's paychecks meant for food, and can't account for over $151 million. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
- I'll be on CNN tonight with Kaitlan Collins in the 9pm est hour to talk about shifts in military recruiting tactics in the Trump era.
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- SCOOP: The military has started making deliberate efforts to scale back the recruiting of Black Americans. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- West Point has banned women and minority groups from campus, but preserves other cultural groups such as Christian organizations. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Troops normally get Juneteenth off - the Pentagon declined to comment on whether troops would have that day off to observe that federal holiday this year-- and having a long weekend in many cases.
- Scoop: The Army is dramatically expanding basic training to train nearly 10,000 extra new soldiers per year, riding a recruiting high. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Reposted by Steve BeynonMilitary.com reached out to nearly a dozen current and retired general officers for comment on Trump's retaliation against Milley. None would speak even under the condition their names be withheld from publication. Story by @ktoropin.bsky.social and @stevenbeynon.bsky.social
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- Trump's pick for Army secretary heads toward his confirmation hearing as a total mystery and defense officials are worried about his thin resume www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Reposted by Steve BeynonWe'll have more coverage on the new Trump order on trans Americans serving, but wanted to flag this feature from last month which highlighted the words of trans service members themselves rather than an abstraction - @stevenbeynon.bsky.social @tomnovelly.bsky.social @patriciakime.bsky.social
- The National Guard appointed a new senior official to coordinate units with Trump's border surge. But the Guard will not disclose who that is, citing unspecific safety concerns. The identities of commanders are never withheld. Generals are traditionally treated as public figures.
- 1,600 soldiers and Marines arrived at the border in the last 48 hours - and more may be on the way. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- You're going to hear a lot of things about various grievances being to blame for the military's recruiting slump. The services have already reversed that shortfall -- the Army, for example -- is halfway towards meeting its recruiting goal this year. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Reposted by Steve BeynonIt's chaos out there - reporting by @ktoropin.bsky.social @stevenbeynon.bsky.social @dflawrence.bsky.social @tomnovelly.bsky.social and @patriciakime.bsky.social
- The 82nd Airborne's 3rd Brigade Combat Team is preparing to deploy to the southern border, three defense officials tell me. Part of the 10th Mountain may serve as a headquarters element.
- Scoop: The Army is already half way toward hitting its recruiting goal this year www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- The Army hitting its recruiting goals in 2024 was largely driven by women, as young men are increasingly uniquely unqualified for service www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- There's a lot of nonsense, conspiracy theories, and irresponsible speculation in some corners about recent tragic events. Here's what we actually know: www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Reposted by Steve BeynonNEW: Pentagon spox Sabrina Singh, asked about Jabbar and Livelsberger, says that “at this moment, I'm not tracking that they had an overlap at any time.” This comes after speculation that they may have served together either at Ft. Liberty or Alaska; they deployed to Afghanistan at the same time
- Reposted by Steve BeynonLivelsberger's nearly 20-year military career began in 2006 when he enlisted directly into the Green Berets as a Special Forces communications specialist. Story by @stevenbeynon.bsky.social and @ktoropin.bsky.social
- Man Connected to Tesla Cybertruck Explosion at Trump Hotel Was Active-Duty Green Beret www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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- Reposted by Steve BeynonNEW: Texas has never publicly reported where it has built border wall. So @texastribune.org requested records, interviewed landowners and traveled the Rio Grande to compile a first-of-its-kind look of the $3.1 billion in construction. apps.texastribune.org/features/202...
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- Half of the Army's senior officers aren't interested in command www.military.com/daily-news/2...
- Reposted by Steve BeynonUnitedHealth officials are pointing to their CEO's murder as a reason they cannot comment on an unrelated @propublica.org investigation into the company's practice of strategically limiting access to critical treatment for kids with autism. "We are in mourning," a spokesperson wrote.
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- SCOOP: The Army is cutting a popular education benefit in half www.military.com/daily-news/2...
