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Three soldiers from Jake Evans’ family Vietnam and Iraq. Now he’s the Nevada National Guard’s Soldier of the Year.
Jake Evans broke the news to his family that he was going to enlist — and broke down crying as he did — at DJ’s Diner & Drive-in, the local pizza place in Eureka, Nevada.
It was 2019 and DJ’s was both a place to eat and a social hub for most of the 480 residents of Eureka.
Navy SEALs with Charlie Sheen inspired a generation of team guys. No, seriously. Some real hitters with dozens of combat deployments learned about the unit because of that movie. Go figure.
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Oshkosh Defense has submitted a design proposal for the US Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), part of the Army’s next generation combat family of vehicles (NGCV) programme.
The Congressional Research Service tells us that the Army intended to develop three RCV variants: light, medium, and heavy.
The Army envisions employing RCVs as scouts and escorts for manned fighting vehicles. They would deter ambushes and guard the flanks of mechanised formations.
MarineLance Cpl. Catherine Arnett faces a special court-martial. The Marine Corps accuses her of disobeying orders on several occasions. (Photo courtesy The Pipe Hitter Foundation.).
A Marine who has long fought against getting vaccinated for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been released after spending more than 100 days in the brig for allegedly refusing orders to go to the United States so she could be discharged, said Giorgio Kirylo, a retired Marine who is helping her.
Marine Lance Cpl.
The Department of the Navy is creating a new Maritime Accelerated Response Capability Cell to facilitate security cooperation with allies and partners, with an initial focus on Ukraine and Taiwan.
Frederick “Jay” Stefany, acting assistant secretary for research, development and acquisition, announced the establishment of the MARCC in a May 2 memo, which was obtained by DefenseScoop.
The new cell will “ensure swift, comprehensive DON support to critical Department of Defense (DOD) priorities and ongoing crises.
No one can keep a straight face and ridicule the Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM). If ever a legitimate game-changer existed, the Javelin fills that role to the hilt. I personally fired just a single round of the Javelin, and it would not be at all ludicrous to declare that it is difficult to miss […]
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The Aselsan CIWS was unveiled at the IDEF 2019 exhibition. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
The first Aselsan Gökdeniz naval close-in weapon system (CIWS) destined for the Turkish Navy has been integrated into the lead Istanbul (TF-100)-class frigate following the completion of its factory acceptance test (FAT), the company has announced.
First-of-class
İstanbul
is under construction at the Istanbul Shipyard Command and is planned to be commissioned in the last quarter of 2023.
The FAT milestone follows the successful completion of shipborne firing tests in May 2022.
Biden with Netanyahu
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According to U.S. officials, the Biden administration has launched an effort to bring the Pentagon and the Israeli army together for joint military planning concerning Iran.
The Biden administration approached Israel a few weeks ago about engaging in joint military planning regarding Iran, according to 3 U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Team EU HYDEF displayed a mock-up of a potential interceptor at FEINDEF 2023. (Andrew White)
The Spanish-led consortium tasked with developing the European Hypersonic Defence (EU HYDEF) interceptor concept released further details of the programme at the FEINDEF 2023 exhibition in Madrid, held from 17 to 19 May.