16-F-1225_DOC_01_Morning_News_of_Note_25_June_2016.pdf

1 OSD Public Affairs Research and Analysis AS OF 0500 HOURS, JUNE 25 OVERVIEW The Pentagon plans to announce the repeal of its ban on transgender service members on July 1, USA Today reported, citing unnamed Defense Department officials. On Europe, the Pentagon said that Secretary Ash Carter called his United Kingdom counterpart to emphasize that the two nations’ defense ties will “remain a bedrock of U.S. security and foreign policy” despite Britain’s vote to leave the European Union...