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In the summer of 2011, then-Army Maj. Brad Duplessis was a Stryker battalion and brigade executive officer in Iraq, leading troops into combat in towns like Baqubah and Muqdadiya. He saw Strkyers survive being hit by explosively formed penetrators, improvised explosive devices and RKG rocket-propelled anti-tank grenades, which have been known to destroy much more heavily armored vehicles.
More than a decade later, the U.S. is considering sending Strykers to Ukraine, a senior U.S.

The guards used the dogs to put the prisoners in line, left those who were too weak or ill behind, and they filed out of Stalag 17B for the last time.
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The Navy is still fleshing out plans for medium-sized unmanned surface vessels and the roles they could potentially play in a future “hybrid” fleet of manned and robotic platforms. But prototyping is being carried out with flexibility in mind, Rear Adm. Casey Moton noted.
Medium USVs could be used to conduct a variety of missions, such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), or to conduct attacks.

Despite much emphasis in previous years on a tactical cloud for deployed forces at the edge, one top Army IT leader is pouring cold water on that idea.
“We got to be careful about not overcomplicating something. I’d push back on the notion of tactical cloud, because, again, where we don’t want to look at things is strategic, operational and tactical,” Lt. Gen. John Morrison, deputy chief of staff, G-6, said at AFCEA’s Northern Virginia chapter’s Army IT Day conference on Thursday.

The Army is hoping to deliver IT tools to units and soldiers faster following a portfolio review of its network capabilities.
Gabe Camarillo, the service’s undersecretary, instituted the capability portfolio review, along with the vice chief of staff, to examine requirements and budgeting to get a better handle on the entire portfolio as the Army continues to modernize its systems.
Along with “harmonizing” the Army’s requirements, that review also gave way to the idea of centrally delivering services and embracing the business model of “as-a-service.

Taiwanese Soldiers

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In a move that is sure to further anger China, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that some of its military officers have been sent to Italy to attend a NATO war college.
According to Taiwanese air force officer Lt. Col. Wu Bong-yeng, he was sent in 2021 to the NATO Defense College in Rome for a 6-month course that he insisted was purely academic.
Wu added, “This was an academic exchange, not a military exchange. Of course, they were very curious about Taiwan.

“Extremely accurate, ultrafast, maneuverable, and survivable, hypersonics can strike anywhere in the world within minutes,” the Army said.
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The Department of the Air Force has appointed Eileen Vidrine as its chief data and artificial intelligence officer.
Vidrine, who served previously as Air Force’s chief data officer, takes over as CDAO as Maj. Gen. John Olson, who held the role for the past year since its creation, departs.
“Please join us in welcoming back Ms. Eileen Vidrine, as she returns to assume the position as the Department of the Air Force Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer,” the Air Force’s Chief Data and AI Office announced on social media Friday.

Babcock International Group has produced the first 3D printed printed parts for installation on the British Army’s in-service armoured fleets.
It is the first time a UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) supplier has used 3D metal printed parts to repair and extend the life of the armed force’s armoured vehicles.
The aim of additively manufactured parts is to address the increasing technical and commercial obsolescence challenges.

The development represents a key milestone for the company’s longer-term global advanced manufacturing investment programme.

A World War II-era field manual for saboteurs.

During World War II, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was manned with thousands of soldiers and spies, operating behind enemy lines to organize local resistance, gather intelligence and generally cause chaos for the enemy in occupied Europe. But as one OSS manual shows, sabotage isn’t always about blowing up railways or severing communication lines. Sometimes it’s as simple as being the absolute worst employee possible for your Nazi occupiers.