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The Sherman tank was a powerful force to be reckoned with on the battlefields in WWII; it was fast and mobile and it shelled out plenty of firepower.
It provided just enough cover for American ground troops as it stomped through the German front lines. The Sherman was designed to patrol over enemy bridges and it was easily transported on railroad cars.
When the U.S. decided to invade Europe, General Patton selected the Sherman as his particular tank of choice and wanted as many to roll off the assembly lines as possible. Nearly 50,000 were produced between 1942 and 1945.

Air Combat Command, which makes up about a quarter of the active duty Air Force, will hold open ranks inspections for all units in the next month, and both medical and religious shaving waivers will be reviewed, according to a memo circulated online from the ACC commander.
Close to 70,000 Airmen can expect a surge in ‘back to basics’ uniform inspections and a full court press on shaving rules in the next month according to a memo and orders issued by the commander of the Air Force’s largest command. Gen.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning adoption will increasingly disrupt and revolutionize the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s operations, so leaders there are getting serious about helping personnel responsibly navigate the development and use of algorithms, models and associated emerging technologies.
“I think the blessing and curse of AI is that it’s going to think differently than us. It could make us better — but it can also confuse us, and it can also mislead us.

As the Army streamlines its use of digital engineering, the service is promoting new standards that will enable interoperability and data sharing between government- and industry-owned digital environments, according to a senior official.
In May, the Army released a new directive to broadly adopt digital engineering techniques in order to improve weapon systems development — from the early acquisition stages of new capabilities to the sustainment of systems already fielded.

Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division rise from eternal rest as an undead leviathan during the finale event of Ivy Week, the division’s annual celebration of its legacy and tribute to its role at Utah Beach on D-Day.
Military helicopters flew low as thousands of soldiers pushed through a wall of smoke and crested a hilltop in Colorado with the sounds of nearby machine gunfire.

The Space Force’s first-ever chief technology and innovation officer, Lisa Costa, has retired from her position in the federal government.
“From helping define the role of Special Operations in the War on Terror to shaping homeland defense and bringing irregular warfare to space, my career has been marked by pivotal roles and groundbreaking initiatives. Leading innovation and operationalizing AI, cyber operations, and space has been truly rewarding,” Costa said Tuesday in a post on LinkedIn announcing her departure from government service.