As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, it is a moment to reflect on the courage, ingenuity, and determination that forged a nation. From the first shots at Lexington and Concord to the decisive battles that won freedom, the Revolutionary War was shaped not only by grand armies and epic clashes, but also by smaller, elite units whose skills could turn the tide of battle.
Among these, few were as remarkable as Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen, America’s original scout snipers.
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The Army is losing exactly the kind of artificial intelligence talent
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A smart anti-tank munition that helps soldiers hold their own against tracked vehicles is being hurried to the force after successful testing in Bavaria.
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A targeting screen fills with structures, heat signatures, and a rapidly closing window. Aircraft have only minutes of fuel left when an AI highlights a single building, and suddenly the decision space collapses to one bright box.This is the triage trap: a pattern in which AI-enabled workflows determine which options reach command judgment in the first place, before a commander weighs alternatives. What the model elevates becomes the decision — what it filters out disappears. This is not captured in mission command or command and control doctrine.
In January 2025, when the Trump administration froze nearly all foreign aid, more than 1,000 emergency communal kitchens in Sudan shut down within weeks. Half a million displaced people lost access to clean water. Famine conditions that had been held at bay collapsed into crisis. Within months, Russian grain ships arrived in African ports and Chinese agricultural delegations expanded across the continent. Decisions made in Washington marked the end of seven decades of American dominance in humanitarian food assistance and the rise of two powers with fundamentally different models.
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