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Since the creation of the Space Force in 2019, the Army has been redefining its mission in the space domain and transferring several of its focus areas to the new service. Now, Army Space and Missile Defense Command is taking on the daunting task of adapting how it leverages space systems for its own operations, as well as investing in capabilities and growing its personnel.
The Army published its new space vision in January, doubling down on the importance of the service’s ability to conduct its own space ops and the need to grow its formations.

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.

Ukraine has lately unveiled its Victory Plan against invading Russian forces wherein President Zelenskyy plans to force Russia to negotiate.

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.

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.

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.

The UK Ministry of Defence is using artificial intelligence to analyse thousands of submissions that have fed into the ongoing SDR.

French Armed Forces have received the initial 300 Thales Bi-NYX night vision goggles part of an order for 2,000 sets placed in December 2023.

The defence ministers of UK and Estonia have signed a new defence roadmap to enhance Nato’s eastern flank over the next two years.

This is Chapter 1 in the Wellness Memoir. Come back every Friday for the next two months to walk this journey with Jaimi, one chapter at a time.
My name is Jaimi Erickson, and I am the wife of a retired United States Marine. He served for 24 years on active duty, and during the final 20 years of his military career I was along for the adventure. During the next eight weeks, I will share the pivotal experience that taught me just how strong military spouses can be under pressure. I still look back and am amazed that so much could happen during one year of time.