Author: Michael

The Army is poised to set up a new command or center to oversee the service’s data environment, according to a senior officer.
Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey, deputy chief of staff, G-6, told DefenseScoop that he’s slated to brief Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George on Oct. 30 to get final approval of the “plan of action.”
The initiative is coming as the service is pursuing Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) and other data-centric modernization initiatives.
“Data is the new ammunition, so we’re going to focus on it.

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Non-state actors worldwide are increasingly using drones to strike both state and rival non-state actors. More than 90 percent of these attacks occur in the Middle East and North Africa, where groups such as Hamas and the Houthis have attracted significant attention for their drone capabilities. However, non-state actors in other parts of the world are also developing drones and finding innovative ways of using them in attacks while receiving far less attention. We asked four experts to assess how non-state actors in Asia, Latin America, and Africa are using drones.

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In 1994, the remains of 1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie, an airman killed in the Vietnam War, were identified and confirmed by DNA testing in 1998. He was exhumed and reburied closer to his family. It was welcome news for his family, as Blassie had been missing in action since 1971.
It was national news in the United States because, before his remains were identified, Blassie was interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

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