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Author: Michael
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Operating close to the enemy in the future will be harder than ever due to the proliferation of detection capabilities and other technologies, and the Navy and Marines are working on ways to overcome those difficulties.
While officials acknowledged operating inside the so-called weapons engagement zone, or WEZ, is not new, what is becoming more challenging is having to deal with advanced sensors to detect forces and weapons with longer ranges that push U.S. military units farther away from key objectives.
“Operating effectively in the WEZ,” Capt.
In July 1813, British and Canadian forces approached the American Fort Mackinac in Michigan, surrounding it and demanding its surrender. The installation commander was Lt. Porter Hanks, who knew he was not only outnumbered but that no reinforcements could possibly arrive in time for him to hold the fort. To minimize the casualties to both his troops and the civilians in the fort, he surrendered it without a fight.
The surrender had huge implications for the War of 1812 in the Great Lakes region.
Any service member knows that a deployment to certain parts of the world, like sub-Saharan Africa, New Guinea, and places in Southeast Asia, means they will likely have to take a bunch of anti-malaria pills with them. These pills, while protective, can often do some harm of their own and can’t prevent drug-resistant forms of it. To make things worse, these cures can sometimes feel worse than the disease.
The producer of the memorable and highly comedic Police Academy franchise, Paul Maslansky passed at the age of 91 on Dec 2, 2024. He was born in Harlem, New York, in 1933. In the 1950s, he served in the U.S. Army for two years abroad and came back stateside to attend NYU Law School. He dropped out of law school and moved to Paris, France. He found his way into the film industry by producing the French horror film Castle of the Living Dead. Maslansky worked his way into the U.S.
Many Ukrainian soldiers are welcoming the arriv
This is a solemn edition of the Pentagon Rundown. Officials believe that 64 people aboard an American Airlines passenger plane and three crew members of an Army Black Hawk helicopter were killed when the two aircraft collided on Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. First responders continue to work tirelessly to ensure that all those lost in the crash are recovered and reunited with their loved ones.
Much has happened since the last Rundown. On Jan. 24, the Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary.
The US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, plans to overhaul the Pentagon apparatus to align with the America First doctrine.
Troops will no longer get military funding to travel out of state for abortions after a policy that became a political lightning rod was revoked.
The previous policy, approved under President Joe Biden’s administration after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, authorized funding for service members and their dependents to travel to states where abortion procedures are legal.
Asia-Pacific’s military maintenance costs are set to reach around $44bn in 2025 as shifts in the region’s security led to an uptick for MRO.