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The Marines are adept at fighting and quickly realized the old white tees they were issued weren’t going to cut it early into the Pacific campaign in World War II — so they changed it and it’s remained ever since. (U.S. Marine Corps photos. Task & Purpose composite image).
It’s been 80 years since Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, even longer since the attacks on Pearl Harbor. But today, people are still wondering what’s up with the U.S. Marine Corps’ green skivvy t-shirts when the Navy and the Army had white undershirts during World War II.

Russia has begun the second phase of its exercise practicing the use of tactical nuclear weapons, maneuvers that were announced last month as a response to what Moscow claims are provocative threats from the West. The drills also follow earlier Kremlin warnings of an increased risk of nuclear confrontation as Western allies continue their military support of Ukraine.

New stuff from RU MoD on the 2nd stage of the NSNW exercise.
Union State joint-ness emphasised.
12 Main Directorate caravan, Iskander-M loaders and launchers, Kinzhal, Backfire.
Assorted blurring.
Nothing new so far. pic.

You can count White House leaders among those opposed to lawmakers’ proposal to establish a Drone Corps as a basic branch of the Army.
A provision in the House of Representatives’ version of the fiscal 2025 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 8070, would mandate the creation of such an organization, giving it primary responsibility for programs, projects and activities involving small and medium unmanned aerial systems and counter-UAS weapons.
The secretary of the Army would be responsible for appointing the chief of the new branch.

A Coast Guard cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo).
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s sexual assault response coordinator posted a fiery public statement accusing senior service leaders of sabotaging the school’s reporting of sexual assaults. In a statement posted to her personal blog, Shannon Norenberg said she resigned from her position recently when she came to believe that Coast Guard officials were deceiving her into preventing sexual assaults from being reported, thus withholding veterans benefits to survivors.

While the F-15 may have been in service for nearly 50 years, much has changed during that time. One of the most impactful technical enhancements to the iconic fighter has been the major redesign of its flight control system. 

The Advanced F-15 now features digital fly-by-wire. This means pilots can maneuver the jet in an unrestricted manner in all regimes, without the fear of the aircraft departing from controlled flight. It has also unlocked a host of other benefits and features that work in part with other upgrades to transform the F-15 into a more potent weapon than ever before.

U.S. and allied warships and aircraft are shadowing a Russian flotilla that includes the super quiet Yasen-M class nuclear-powered cruise missile carrying submarine Kazan and is heading for the Caribbean. Based on ship and flight tracking data, Russia’s vessels may have come within 30 miles of the Florida coast as they sailed south. The Russian Ministry of Defense also says the task group, which is expected to arrive in Cuba’s capital Havana tomorrow, has simulated attacks on hostile targets at sea and in the air in the course of its voyage.
A stock picture of the Kazan.

I found out I had a massive cyst in my brain from a traumatic brain injury. Why was I so happy to find this out? (Task & Purpose composite image using courtesy photos from Joshua Skovlund and U.S. Army).
Soft, warm lighting and a gentle vanilla odor filled the entrance of Prenuvo’s New York City location on West 34th Street — a hop, skip, and a jump from the subway exit at Penn Station. Their location is in the busy Times Square area of Manhattan, and should you not be looking for it, easy to walk right past.

The Defense Innovation Unit has filled another key leadership position, tapping a senior military officer to oversee the service members who work there.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven “Bucky” Butow has been appointed military deputy for DIU, effective June 1, the organization announced Monday.
The unit, which is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has outposts in other major tech hubs around the United States, aims to connect the Pentagon with non-traditional vendors and accelerate the department’s adoption of commercial technologies with military applications.

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The new Conservative manifesto calls for the UK to become the largest defence exporter in all of Europe by 2030.