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An Army historian has come out with a list of the top five movies that “accurately portray U.S. soldiers and combat operations at the time,” and there is one universally beloved title that isn’t on his list: “Saving Private Ryan.”
That’s right: The film that immersed movie-goers in a realistic depiction of the hell that U.S. soldiers faced at Omaha Beach on D-Day did not make the cut.
As if to pour lemon juice on a paper cut, the World War II infantry movie that did make the list was “The Thin Red Line.
Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts is a distinguished retired member of the United States Army honored with our nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor. His brave and courageous deeds in Afghanistan in 2008 earned him this prestigious recognition for his unwavering commitment to protecting our freedoms.
Background
Staff Sergeant Pitts was born and raised in the farm country of New Hampshire. By the time his high school graduation rolled around, he was still unclear as to what he would do with his life.
There’s a great line from the “Fallout” games, repeated over and over in the series: “War. War never changes.” That, of course, is true in some ways, in that war is always brutal and damaging and terrible. But it’s also an absolute bull in other ways. War can change a lot in just 10 years. For instance, early in the war in Iraq, Kuwait was actually a dangerous spot for truck units to be deployed because it meant they would run frequent missions into Iraq on some of the most dangerous roads.
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below. *** Russia In the last two weeks, Russia has retaken almost all of the territory held by Ukrainian forces in Kursk oblast. While Russian forces had been making gradual advances over the last several months, the key breakthroughs happened after North Korean troops returned to the fight in mid-February.
This is part one of a two-part series examining how the Army is building its Next Generation Command and Control capability. It is based on several interviews at various locations – to include Austin, Texas, Savannah, Georgia, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and Fort Irwin, California – over the course of several months.
A year in the making, the Army recently tested its prototype for how soldiers will conduct command and control. Next year, an entire division will get the capability.
Venice Goodwine, who has served as the Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer since 2023, announced Thursday that she will depart from federal service after more than three decades of working for the government.
“This concludes a rewarding journey through military service, private industry, and government leadership. It’s been an honor to support our mission, lead technology initiatives, and work alongside the exceptional personnel of our Air and Space Forces,” she said in a post on LinkedIn announcing her exit.
The status quo will no longer be accepted as the Trump administration moves to combat adversaries in the digital world, the Defense Department’s acting chief information officer said Thursday.
“We are at war in a non-kinetic sense … You have a president, what the message has been very clearly is the way we’ve been doing things isn’t working. It’s broken. This is your time. Come out of your shells. The art of the possible is before you now,” Katie Arrington said at the DOD Cyber Workforce Summit.
Singapore’s Defence Minister launched the country’s ‘SAFTI City’ simulated urban warfare environment, marking a major strategic investment.
Does the U.S. military need another service academy? Two former graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point think so.
Michael LaValle, a former infantry soldier who now works in finance and retired Army Lt. Col. DeVan Shannon, who teaches at the Joint Special Operations University, envision a full-size military academy — akin to West Point or the U.S. Air Force Academy — dedicated to the military’s use of space, cyber, and robotics. The two believe those subjects will be vital to the military in the future but are given short shrift at current schools.