Courtney McBride, managing editor at Inside the Army and Oriana Pawlyk, reporter for Military.com, discuss this week’s biggest defense headlines in the Pentagon Beat reporters roundtable.

Mara Karlin, associate director for the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy & force development, discusses how to bridge the gap between civilians and the military.

Lt. Gen. David Barno, distinguished practitioner in residence and Dr. Nora Bensahel, distinguished scholar in residence at the American University School of International Service, authors of the Strategic Outpost column for WarOnTheRocks.com, discuss their latest column – “How to Talk to a Veteran.”