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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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Why most of military life rarely makes the screen
Americans tend to understand military life through two familiar frames. There is training, often portrayed as brutal, transformative and loud in films like “Full Metal Jacket,” which has become shorthand for how civilians imagine the making of a service member. Then there is combat, depicted as chaotic and decisive in…
Parachutist at Armed Forces Bowl gets caught in wire, falls into crowd
A member of a veteran parachuting group who was descending onto the field for the annual Armed Forces Bowl college football game Friday appeared to get tangled in a wire before plummeting into the crowd, according to multiple reports.The parachutist, who belonged to the All Veteran Group parachuting team, according…
Ode to James Ransone’s memorable portrayal of a junior enlisted Marine
The rumor began as an ember. But such scuttlebutt, spread among the dense fog blanketing smoke pits and fanned by whispers of the E-4 Mafia and Lance Corporal Underground, is prone to sparking. In mere moments, the falsehood became a conflagration of indisputable fact: Beloved pop icon Jennifer Lopez had…
Pick to lead VA benefits work faces criticism over reform proposals
The comments drew immediate concern from Democratic senators who had pushed for Karen Brazell, the nominee for Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Benefits, to dismiss the idea and support stronger protections for individuals currently receiving payouts for their military-connected injuries. “The core mission is to provide world-class service and benefits…
Veterans volunteer longer, vote more often than civilian peers: report
Veterans remain more likely to participate in elections and spend more time volunteering with local charities than their civilian peers, but the gap in that civic engagement has decreased in recent years, according to a new study being released Thursday. “We’re seeing, both across veterans and civilians, that there is…
Advocates lobby for new approaches to preventing veteran suicides
“We know that existing treatments can help the majority of traumatized veterans, but none works for everyone,” said Brian Dempsey, government affairs director at Wounded Warrior Project, during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. “We want to ensure that policy and science are moving together so that…