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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tanner Kaltenberg, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, carries ammunition during a static live-fire range in Setermoen, Norway March 23, 2023. (Sgt. Christian M. Garcia/U.S. Marine Corps).

Three Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Logistics Group were found dead on July 23 in a privately owned vehicle in Hampstead, North Carolina, Corps officials have announced.
The Marines have been identified as Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tanner J. Kaltenberg, 19; Lance Cpl. Merax C.

In 1985, the U.S. military adopted the Beretta 92FS as the M9. Replacing the M1911A1 as the standard sidearm of America’s armed forces, the M9 was issued to all service branches. However, not all of the nation’s warfighters carried the Beretta. Army Special Forces preferred the greater stopping power of the M1911A1’s .45 ACP and continued issuing the pistol. Meanwhile, the Navy SEALs adopted the Beretta’s competitor.
The M9 was used by the U.S. Army Rangers as well as Special Forces (U.S.

With its 1,500 shp gas turbine engine, the M1 Abrams can reach a top speed of 45 mph. Optimized to run on jet fuel, the engine is similar to the engines that propel many modern commercial aircraft. Since Russia’s T14 Armata can only claim an estimated top speed of 47-50 mph, the Abrams is likely the fastest tank in the world. Decades prior to the M1’s introduction, another tank used an aircraft engine to reach a top speed on 104 mph.
Christie demonstrates his M1931 to reporters and Army officials (U.S. Army)
The tank was a game-changer when it was introduced to the battlefield in WWI.

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, allows for the production of parts and components without the need for a full-scale manufacturing facility. Through this process, designers can print just about anything out of plastic. The technology has advanced to the point where even firearms, which are generally made up of a combination of metal and polymer components, can now be assembled out of mostly 3D-printed parts. This became a crucial part of the anti-junta resistance in the Myanmar civil war.
The FGC-9 can be made with any color of plastic (twitter.

Drone warfare has evolved into a new and deadlier form in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Where MQ-9 Reaper UAVs costing $32 million fired AGM-114 Hellfire missiles costing $150,000 to destroy enemy vehicles, hobby drones carrying explosives and costing just a few hundred dollars can now destroy tanks. Combined with the international outcry against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, these drones inspired a new video game: Death From Above.

Pentagon Chief Information Officer John Sherman hosted international delegations and visited U.S. military installations during a trip to Hawaii earlier this month, which he led to “align efforts” and help Indo-Pacific Command resolve modern challenges associated with cyber, command, control and communication capabilities, a spokesperson said Monday.
The Indo-Pacific region is now a priority theater for the Department of Defense.

Photo of the Buffalo Soldier Gate at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 20, 2021. (U.S. Army photo).

A soldier killed in a vehicle accident at Fort Bliss, Texas last Friday was identified by the Army on Monday. 
Sgt. Joel A. Sanchez, 24, from Vallejo, California was a cavalry scout assigned to the 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, according to a statement from the 1st Armored Division. 
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The US military has released high resolution video of a Russian fighter jet dropping flares in the path of an MQ-9 Reaper over Syria, damaging the drone’s propeller. (Screenshot/U.S. Air Forces, Central Command).

The U.S. military has released high resolution video of an encounter between an MQ-9 Reaper and a Russian fighter jet over Syria, during which the U.S. drone was severely damaged. The encounter is the most recent example of the Russian air force’s escalating pattern of harassing U.S. forces in Syria.

Poland is set to acquire two Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft from Sweden, with a contract now signed. (Saab)
Poland has signed a contract for Saab 340 Erieye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to protect its national airspace.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland, Mariusz Błaszczak, made the disclosure on 25 July, two months after announcing on 22 May that his country’s government was in the advanced stages of negotiations with Sweden to acquire such a capability.

The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS
Prince of Wales
departs the harbour area of Rosyth dockyard on 22 July 2023 following nine months of repairs.
(Crown Copyright)

The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS
Prince of Wales
has completed repairs and capability upgrades at Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland ahead of its return to service later in 2023, the UK Royal Navy (RN) has announced.