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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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Army leaders wary of ‘data fatigue’ as fitness management system rolls out
The Army is now “pre-piloting” apps and dashboards for its popular holistic health system, and leaders are facing tough decisions about what performance data to show soldiers and leaders to motivate them without overwhelming them or turning information into noise.Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, launched as a pilot in…
Idaho National Guard carries out 3 isolated rescues over 4 days
The Idaho Army National Guard supported three successful search-and-rescue missions last week, rescuing four people in some of the state’s most challenging and remote terrain. The Army National Guard flight crew supported local search-and-rescue teams in Ada and Custer Counties, Idaho, on Sept. 16, 17 and 19. The Army National…
Montford Point Marine and oldest-living MLB player just turned 102
The Rev. William “Bill” Greason, a Montford Point Marine, Baptist minister and the oldest-living Major League Baseball player and last surviving Negro Leaguer, just turned 102. Growing up in the Depression era Jim Crow South, Greason never let prejudice define him. Rather, he kept moving forward with dignity, humility, and…
Inside the inaugural meeting of Trump’s Military Spouse Commission
The newly created Military Spouse Commission held its inaugural meeting at the White House this week, giving military spouses representing senior leaders across the armed forces their first formal opportunity to lay out the problems they’ve heard about from families and discuss potential policy changes.The Sept. 21 meeting covered some…
VA terminated $1.1 billion in contracts after DOGE requests, watchdog finds
The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated 435 contract actions with a combined value of about $1.1 billion during a 2025 effort to reduce federal spending, according to a new watchdog review that found the department repeatedly provided Congress with inaccurate information about the cancellations.The $1.1 billion figure is not a…
Army awards Palantir $48.1M to modernize ammo management
The U.S. Army awarded a subsidiary of Palantir Technologies a $48.1 million contract to develop software designed to improve how the service tracks and manages ammunition.According to last week’s announcement, the new software will streamline ammunition management by consolidating nine separate legacy platforms.“Ultimately, this system is one element to modernize…