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Today's D Brief: US COVID deaths pass half a million; Sailors to retake oath; Flightline breaches; And a bit more.
Ben Watson
By Ben Watson
February 23, 2021 10:37 AM ET

    The D Brief

U.S. Navy sailors will re-affirm their oath to the Constitution during an upcoming anti-extremism stand-down. They will also "discuss what actions betray that promise during the virtual or in-person learning sessions that must be held by April 6,” Military.com reports. The Navy is the first service to reveal how it will handle the stand-downs ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, in which dozens of veterans and service members were arrested.

One idea: Educate every servicemember about the Constitution at various points in their career. “We can’t assume they know enough about what they’re swearing to support and defend,” writes retired Air Force one-star-turned-SAIS prof Paula Thornhill. She lays out five ways to do so in a Defense One oped.

How can we undermine extremists? There are a number of tested approaches and framing techniques available, and WNYC’s “On the Media” podcast reviewed several of them in the newest episode entitled “No Silver Bullets.”

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/02/the-d-brief-february-23-2021/172227/