Author: Michael

This is Chapter 6 in the Cancer Memoir. Catch up with previous chapters here.
This October is my first experience walking into Breast Cancer Awareness Month as a breast cancer thriver. And honestly, I don’t know how I feel about this month. I am still in the trenches of my battle, my fight, my journey.  As I type this, my watch is buzzing, reminding me to take one of my new cancer drugs. 
I have discovered so many nonprofits who are raising their hands to lead in this fight to support all those going through breast cancer.

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The Army is starting a new pilot to support a broader push toward the service’s adoption of generative artificial intelligence capabilities, officials announced Friday.
The effort, dubbed #CalibrateAI, comes on the heels of other efforts — such as #DefendAI, #BreakAI and #CounterAI — that have been launched as the service pursues a 500-day implementation plan for adopting these types of technologies and overcoming some of the challenges associated with them.
“Gen AI models present unique and exciting opportunities for the Army.

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The Army is planning to tailor its next-generation ground system to collect and disseminate sensor data to theaters and units.
Much is still to be determined regarding the final Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) — to include how it will be employed and by whom — which will be shaped by upcoming experimentation. But officials know for certain that it won’t be pure fleeting, or giving the same system to all types of units across all theaters, a trend seen across many different capability portfolios for the Army.

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The Army is not buying a new PT uniform, but it will offer soldiers a wider selection of optional PT gear items, a spokesman for the service’s top enlisted leader said.
“The Army will continue to issue the current Army Physical Fitness Uniform,” Master Sgt. Dan Carter told Task & Purpose. “We are developing options for soldiers to supplement their issued uniforms, upgraded shorts, shirts for instance.”
These options are intended to be more comfortable and help with soldiers’ performance needs “while still maintaining a uniformed appearance,” Carter said.

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