Tom Bowman

So I think everyone is kind of worried about the way ahead, not only with personnel issues, but also with issues like NATO. Are they going to reduce troops in NATO? Are they going to move troops from, let's say, Germany to Poland? What is the way ahead here? And again, everyone is nervous. They just don't get a sense of this.

So I think everyone is kind of worried about the way ahead, not only with personnel issues, but also with issues like NATO. Are they going to reduce troops in NATO? Are they going to move troops from, let's say, Germany to Poland? What is the way ahead here? And again, everyone is nervous. They just don't get a sense of this.

So I think everyone is kind of worried about the way ahead, not only with personnel issues, but also with issues like NATO. Are they going to reduce troops in NATO? Are they going to move troops from, let's say, Germany to Poland? What is the way ahead here? And again, everyone is nervous. They just don't get a sense of this.

I'm not going to ask those officers to be immigration officers. I'm not going to push them to enforce immigration law. I told him I want to arrest the bad guy. I want to arrest the public safety threats. I want to get Riker Zion so we can get the public safety threat before they're released to the street. I want his help, especially the NYPD Intelligence Unit.

I'm not going to ask those officers to be immigration officers. I'm not going to push them to enforce immigration law. I told him I want to arrest the bad guy. I want to arrest the public safety threats. I want to get Riker Zion so we can get the public safety threat before they're released to the street. I want his help, especially the NYPD Intelligence Unit.

Brian Gibbs got the news on Valentine's Day. He was an environmental educator at the Effigy Mounds National Monument in Northeast Iowa, an ancient Native American burial site. The park holds a lot of meaning for him.

Brian Gibbs got the news on Valentine's Day. He was an environmental educator at the Effigy Mounds National Monument in Northeast Iowa, an ancient Native American burial site. The park holds a lot of meaning for him.

Emma Bowman, NPR News.

Emma Bowman, NPR News.

Those officials, I'm told, started showing up at the Pentagon today and will work well into next week. And there's a memo circulating that's calling for 8% cuts at the Defense Department. Now, we're not certain if that's going to start at the Office of Secretary of Defense, which includes thousands of employees, or if that 8% is also for all the armed services.

Those officials, I'm told, started showing up at the Pentagon today and will work well into next week. And there's a memo circulating that's calling for 8% cuts at the Defense Department. Now, we're not certain if that's going to start at the Office of Secretary of Defense, which includes thousands of employees, or if that 8% is also for all the armed services.

And that could include not only personnel, but weapons systems and so forth. We're also hearing that the Navy could be in a position for more funding because Trump officials want to build more ships to keep up with China.

And that could include not only personnel, but weapons systems and so forth. We're also hearing that the Navy could be in a position for more funding because Trump officials want to build more ships to keep up with China.

Captain Rebecca Lobach was 28 and from Durham, North Carolina. She was a distinguished military graduate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, commissioned in 2019 as an active duty aviation officer. She died along with fellow pilot Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves and crew member Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara.

Captain Rebecca Lobach was 28 and from Durham, North Carolina. She was a distinguished military graduate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, commissioned in 2019 as an active duty aviation officer. She died along with fellow pilot Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves and crew member Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara.

Lobach's best friend, First Lieutenant Samantha Brown, an active duty field artillery soldier, described her as brilliant and dedicated, a fierce competitor. She would march 12 miles with a 45-pound pack at a pace faster than the standard for infantry soldiers. Lobach hoped to fly her Black Hawk at some point in a combat deployment and dreamed of one day becoming a doctor. Tom Bowman, NPR News.

Lobach's best friend, First Lieutenant Samantha Brown, an active duty field artillery soldier, described her as brilliant and dedicated, a fierce competitor. She would march 12 miles with a 45-pound pack at a pace faster than the standard for infantry soldiers. Lobach hoped to fly her Black Hawk at some point in a combat deployment and dreamed of one day becoming a doctor. Tom Bowman, NPR News.

Well, these programs have been seen as pretty effective in bringing more women and minorities into the ranks at all levels. President Biden chose the first woman, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, to run the Navy, as well as the first black defense secretary, Lloyd Austin. But Donald Trump and his defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, have dismissed these programs as woke and divisive.

Well, these programs have been seen as pretty effective in bringing more women and minorities into the ranks at all levels. President Biden chose the first woman, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, to run the Navy, as well as the first black defense secretary, Lloyd Austin. But Donald Trump and his defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, have dismissed these programs as woke and divisive.

Well, these programs have been seen as pretty effective in bringing more women and minorities into the ranks at all levels. President Biden chose the first woman, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, to run the Navy, as well as the first black defense secretary, Lloyd Austin. But Donald Trump and his defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, have dismissed these programs as woke and divisive.