During the post-9/11 wars, the US military came as close to perfecting near-immediate trauma care on the battlefield as the chaos of combat would allow.
No matter how a soldier was injured, if a medic was nearby, the odds were in their favor. Air superiority, MEDEVAC helicopters, Combat Support Hospitals, and Forward Surgical Teams meant combat casualties had a good chance to meet “the golden hour” — the race to get a trauma patient into an operating room within 60 minutes.
But as the wars dragged on, evidence came in that perhaps the Golden Hour wasn’t the ideal measure.
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China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” that can threaten U.S. Navy ships, according to the Defense Department’s most recent report on Chinese military power.
Hypersonic weapons fly at between five and 10 times the speed of sound, and their ability to change course mid-flight makes it difficult to shoot them down.
Douglas Matty is poised to assume the role of the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Officer on Monday, according to an internal unclassified email viewed by DefenseScoop.
The principal deputy who has been temporarily leading the AI hub ahead of the Trump administration’s selection for the new chief, Margie Palmieri, sent the announcement to several senior officials Friday morning. In the email, she indicated that more communications on the team’s path ahead would soon follow, once Matty takes the reins next week.
The Silicon Valley-headquartered Defense Innovation Unit is on the hunt for commercially available uncrewed underwater vehicles with “exceptional range,” according to officials.
DIU issued a solicitation to vendors this week via its commercial solutions opening acquisition pathway for a “combat autonomous maritime platform.” The move comes as the Navy is pursuing Project 33 and other initiatives to beef up its fleet with robotic platforms and prepare for a potential war with China in the Pacific region.
Three of the country’s largest theater chains, AMC, Cinemark and Regal, will offer discounted tickets to the A24 movie for military ID holders at their theaters nationwide beginning this weekend Variety reported.
As shared by our own Miguel Ortiz, here are 4 reasons you’ll want to go see the film:
1. The director was there
Warefare is drawn from Mendoza’s memory (A24)
Lone Survivor and American Sniper are two movies based on accounts by Navy SEALs.
Happy Friday! It’s been more than a month since the U.S. military resumed attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen, and the endgame is still unclear.
The Defense Department has not detailed the number of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since March 17, when Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell told reporters that the operation would not be “an endless offensive.”
“There is a very clear end state to this operation,” Parnell said. “And that begins the moment that the Houthis pledge to stop attacking our ships and putting American lives at risk.
Caitlyn Burchett, S&S
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A SpaceX win would mark Silicon Valley’s most significant breakthrough in the defense contracting sector.
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B-1Bs have landed at Misawa Air Base for the U.S. Air Force’s first-ever Bomber Task Force rotation based in Japan, Pacific Air Forces and Air Force Global Strike Command said.
Carter Johnston, Naval News
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