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New tactical comms system for US ground troops aims to break network silos
General Dynamics revealed a new artificial intelligence-enabled, portable communications system on Thursday called the Vion, a Mission Partner Environment solution. Although its basic purpose is to give ground troops a suitcase-sized platform to exchange messages and files, the company said its real value is how it connects allied systems. In an interview with Military Times, Jason Myers, vice president of…
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Catholics in US Army must not participate in firing squad, prominent archbishop says
Catholics serving in the U.S. Army should not participate in the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan that the Pentagon is planning to livestream in December, a prominent U.S. archbishop said on Monday.In an unusually strongly worded statement, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the spiritual care of…
US Army creates robotics technician job to focus on drone warfare
The U.S. Army kickstarted a military occupational specialty focusing on robotics and unmanned systems with an induction ceremony this month at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. During the ceremony, 10 warrant officers were formally introduced as 390A robotics technicians. They will now serve as…
3 US soldiers awarded Purple Hearts after March missile attack on Saudi Arabia base
Three U.S. soldiers were awarded Purple Hearts for their efforts assisting fellow service members despite their own injuries after a missile attack hit their air base during Operation Epic Fury.On March 27, when a missile hit Prince Sultan Air Base in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, Staff Sgt. Kalob Mitchell, Spc.…
3 US soldiers awarded Purple Hearts after March missile attack on Saudi Arabia base
Three U.S. soldiers were awarded Purple Hearts for their efforts assisting fellow service members despite their own injuries after a missile attack hit their air base during Operation Epic Fury. On March 27, when a missile hit Prince Sultan Air Base in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, Staff Sgt. Kalob Mitchell,…
Mangroves and mud: Inside the Army jungle school’s notorious ‘Green Mile’
Aeronaval Base Cristóbal Colón, Panama — A howler monkey looked down from his perch atop the lush canopy before unleashing a bellow so guttural that it seemed to temporarily swallow up the jungle’s hum.To his likely irritation, hordes of uniformed soldiers had gathered beneath the petite primate, filling his muddy…
‘We’ve drowned ourselves in buzzwords’: Acting US Army secretary gives sermon-like first speech
One year ago, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll eviscerated bureaucratic delay and acquisition roadblocks in a profanity-laced public address. On Monday, his successor, Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle, took things back to the biblical book of Genesis in his first public speech to troops since assuming the role.“Controlling land is fundamental…