Author: Michael

The troops that officers command may soon get the chance to weigh in on their supervisors’ promotion board process, a chance for junior officers and even enlisted troops to weigh in on their boss’ chance to make rank.
The changes will come to some — but far from all — military jobs in the five-year pilot program Congress is set to mandate.
The idea came from Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.

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U.S. government assessments indicate that the unexplained drones recently reported maneuvering over at least two defense installations and elsewhere around New Jersey and other skies are not produced or being deployed by the U.S. military — and at this point, they’re categorized as unmanned aerial systems (UAS), not unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), Pentagon officials told DefenseScoop on Monday.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Army’s effort to overhaul how it conducts command and control will begin with a completely clean slate, according to officials.
The service is currently undergoing parallel tracks to improve how forces perform command and control on the battlefield in the future. The first, named C2 Fix, is aimed at bolstering soldiers’ so-called “fight tonight” ability. That effort is expected to serve as a bridge to a longer-term solution, dubbed Next Gen C2.
Next Gen C2 is the Army’s top priority, from the chief of staff to the commander of Futures Command.

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