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New funds have been made available to Lockheed Martin to develop the hypersonic missile capabilities for U.S. Navy Zumwalt and Virginia classes.

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Every day, thousands of marines perform routine data-collection tasks and make hundreds of data-based decisions. They compile manning data on whiteboards to decide to staff units, screenshot weather forecasts and paste them into weekly commander’s update briefings, and submit training entries by hand. But anyone who has used ChatGPT or other large-scale data analytic services in the last two years knows the immense power of generative AI to streamline these processes and improve the quality of these decisions by basing them on fresh and comprehensive data. The U.S.

Frank Gavin, chair of TNSR’s editorial board, talks with Joseph Nye about his new memoir, “A Life in the American Century.” This fascinating conversation covers a range of issues, including lessons from Nye’s extensive experience as an influential analyst, policymaker, and scholar.   Image: jnn1776
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The Wizard of Oz is a timeless classic and known as one of the most-watched films, ever. Its storied production made a star out of its lead Judy Garland and forever enshrined her in Hollywood history. Its Technicolor-drenched fantasy motif has been copied, parodied and paid homage to countless times. The film was nominated for five Oscars and won two of them: Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Ms. Garland received an honorary Academy Juvenile Award, which was one of only 12 ever awarded.

There is one experience at the core of every military career, and it is that first day — even that first hour and minute — when your civilian life crashes to an end as you run straight into the reality of basic, Day-1 military training.
It’s loud, fast and bewildering, as it has been for generations before you and everyone who has come since. It’s also, when viewed from calmer later days, hilarious to watch others suffer through.
Two military academies held that day Wednesday for their newest recruits, an annual tradition known at both the U.S.

There is one experience at the core of every military career, and it is that first day — even that first hour and minute — when your civilian life crashes to an end as you run straight into the reality of basic, Day-1 military training.
It’s loud, fast and bewildering, as it has been for generations before you and everyone who has come since. It’s also, when viewed from calmer later days, hilarious to watch others suffer through.
Two military academies held that day Wednesday for their newest rising freshmen, an annual tradition known at both the U.S.

Phoenix Hanna, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, died recently in a California surfing accident. Hanna was a third-generation Coastguardsman, his father said, and his son’s death marks “the first time since 1967 that there hasn’t been a Hanna on active duty in the military.” 
Both Hanna’s father and grandfather also served in the Coast Guard, Paul Hanna told Task & Purpose. Hanna, 29, was surfing June 18 off Coast Guard Air Station Ventura, California, when he fell, his father said. Paul said the local medical examiner’s office told him that his son broke his neck in the fall.

BALTIMORE — In the wake of rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, the Defense Department’s Joint Staff is considering an internal office dedicated to helping the organization leverage emerging AI capabilities. 
The Joint Staff stood up an AI task force in February, comprised of staff members from across the entire organization. And recently it completed a 90-day sprint to examine use cases for artificial intelligence applications, as well as long-term organizational structures needed within the Joint Staff for sustaining AI-enabled capabilities, according to Lt. Gen.