Author: Michael

When disaster looms on the horizon—whether it’s a hurricane like Helene, a sudden deployment, or a medical emergency—military families must be equipped with a well-thought-out contingency plan. Living with the unpredictability of military life requires planning ahead, and having an emergency plan in place can reduce chaos and stress, helping you and your family respond efficiently.
Here’s a comprehensive guide for military families on how to prepare for evacuations, natural disasters, and medical emergencies.

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The senior enlisted leader of a major Air Force training base was removed from his position after an investigation, officials at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi said Thursday.
Chief Master Sgt. Michael Venning was removed from his position as the command chief of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler on Sept. 23, 2024.
Col. Billy Pope, 81st Training Wing commander, found that results of a command investigation of Venning “warranted the removal,” base officials said in a statement sent to Task & Purpose.

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In 2016, Michael Poznansky wrote “The Ordinary and Unique Russia’s Electoral Information Warfare Game,” where he argued that while Russia has consistently interfered in elections globally, the unique circumstances of the Donald Trump–Hillary Clinton election created a singular opportunity for the Russian government to interfere in a U.S. presidential election. In the wake of years of continued interference attempts, we invited Michael back to reflect on his article. Read more below.

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The Army is back to meeting its recruiting goals, but with recruits that are skewing older than they used to and who often need academic or fitness help before boot camp, officials said Thursday.
With a new focus on those two groups, the Army exceeded its fiscal year 2024 recruiting goal for enlisted soldiers with just over 55,300 recruits, a rebound after two years of misses.
Maj. Gen. Johnny Davis, commander of Army Recruiting Command, told reporters that the Army’s average recruit is now 22 years, 4 months old and still “going up.

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LONDON — Distributed Spectrum Inc., headquartered in New York City, was tapped to deliver advanced sensing to identify Indo-Pacific threats as the U.S.-based winner of the first-ever AUKUS Electronic Warfare Challenge, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Thursday.
During the trilateral security partnership’s third ministerial meet-up unfolding in London this week, defense leadership from each of the participating nations unveiled the companies from their respective hubs who came out on top of this new innovation contest.

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