Author: Michael

This is part two of a two-part series exploring how the Air Force is looking to modernize and reinvigorate electronic warfare within its capability portfolio. Part one can be found here.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The new commander of the Air Force’s electronic reprogramming wing wants his personnel to be able to send fixes back to operational forces less than three hours after problems are discovered.

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With a live grenade about to explode during a sudden training mishap, Marine Sgt. Brett D. Meil’s only thoughts were for his student, so he threw his own body over a junior Marine just before the grenade went off.
When the grenade exploded, Meil shielded his fellow Marine from the blast and shrapnel, preventing the June training mishap at Camp Pendleton from turning deadly, Corps officials said Wednesday.

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A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it.  *** This week, as wars continue to rage in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond, world leaders are convening in New York for the 79th annual United Nations General Assembly.

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A no-notice test of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is provocative and unheard of. China just did one and it should be treated as an alarm. Is this a message to Tim Walz?

This is the first time since 1980 that China has fired an ICBM out into the Pacific. That was 44 years ago. Russia and the U.S. give advance warning of a test launch. China says they did, but Japan and other nations say no warning was given.
This is very provocative. Maybe China feels they did not get their money’s worth out of Biden and Hunter. Maybe China is trying to get Tim Walz’s attention.

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Located on California’s Central Coast, Monterey is world-renowned for its natural beauty and ocean views. Whether you’re a Big Little Lies fan, or you get stationed at the Defense Language Institute or Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey is a great place to be stationed or to visit.
If you go for a week or a weekend, here are some of the must-see spots in the area. Be forewarned, Monterey isn’t what you might imagine when you think of a California beach town. It’s often a little overcast and temperatures run in the mid-60s.

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The Marine Corps has set its sights on using large language models to help service members retrieve critical information and plan missions.
The effort is part of a broader push by the Marines to implement a new artificial intelligence strategy, according to Capt. Chris Clark, AI lead at the deputy commandant for information’s Service Data Office.
“We’re not trying to develop necessarily a Marine Corps ChatGPT-like capability, but what we are doing instead, which goes back to goal one of the AI strategy, is we are aligning AI with the mission.

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