Jonathan Lehrfeld
Early Bird Brief Editor, Military Times
Jonathan is a staff writer and editor of the Early Bird Brief newsletter for Military Times. Follow him on Twitter @lehrfeld_media
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House says no to returning Confederate memorial to Arlington
An amendment to the House version of the annual defense bill that would return a Confederate memorial to Arlington National Cemetery failed to pass.
Veterans Day 2022 events at National Cemetery, Vietnam Memorial
Military and government leaders plan to attend events in and around the nation’s capital in honor of this year’s Veterans Day.
Pentagon attributes UFO sightings to spies, drones
Pentagon officials testified that a video with mysterious glowing green triangles actually displayed an image of drones shot through night-vision lenses.
Astronaut Scott Kelly joins NASA study of UFOs
Researchers including astronaut Scott Kelly, whose twin brother is Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, will spend nine months on a NASA team studying UFOs.
Biden biodefense plan seeks more research, tech to fend off outbreaks
One of the strategy’s goals is to be able develop vaccines within 100 days of an outbreak, whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate in origin.
DOJ makes arrests in plot to send US military tech to Putin regime
Nearly a dozen people were arrested and charged in a scheme to send military tech to Russia, some of which was allegedly found on battlefields in Ukraine.
