Author: Michael

Actor Kevyn Major Howard, who played the Marine combat photographer Rafterman in the Vietnam War movie “Full Metal Jacket,” died on Feb. 14 at the age of 69, according to media reports.
Matthew Modine, who played the lead character, Pvt. Joker, in the movie, paid tribute to his colleague in a Saturday post on X.
“Kevyn Major Howard gave and gave and gave so much to the world and especially the men and women of our armed forces,” Modine wrote. “He became famous for his role of ‘Rafterman’ in Stanley Kubrick’s FULL METAL JACKET.

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This is part three of a three-part series examining the conclusion of the Army’s transforming-in-contact 1.0 initiative and looking forward to the next iteration. Part one can be found here and part two can be found here.
The next stage of the Army’s experimental effort to inform how it procures equipment and organizes formations will focus more on robotics and autonomy.
Transforming-in-contact, as the initiative is known, is a top priority for Army and Chief of Staff Gen.

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