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Forces from Russia’s Wagner Group private military company may be taking a “tactical pause” as fighting continues around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, control of which has been fiercely contested for several months now. According to a U.S. research group and think tank, the Institute for the Study of War, or ISW, the Wagner Group may have taken this action as it awaits much-needed reinforcements to arrive.
So, you’re planning a permanent change of station (PCS) to Germany? You probably have a lot of feelings about it, excitement, nervousness or even uncertainty. I have a few things to share with you that I wish I had known or had better understood about the transition to the Ramstein Air Base that can help […]
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The chain gun is an electrically-powered autocannon that can deliver extremely powerful rounds at a rapid rate of fire and with style.
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Iran’s alleged plan to acquire Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet platform is the latest sign of strengthening ties between the two authoritarian states.
Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that an underground Iranian air force base could house a shipment of major Russian fighter jets. If it occurs, the agreement is significant on many levels.
Su-35 contracts with Indonesia, Algeria, and Egypt fell through in recent years under pressure from US economic sanctions, leaving China the only military other than Russia to possess the fourth-generation platform.
Waters Edge Winery is more than a place to gather over delicious wine and food in military-town Norfolk, Virginia. The walls are filled with a new future for a family who has given decades of service to this country.
Retired Navy Commander Jason Witt has a storied 21-year career as a pilot but the way he met his wife, Dyan, was just made for a blockbuster romcom. And – it was all set up (unknowingly) by his mother.
“I was a fourth grade elementary school teacher and Jason was already at his first squadron here in Norfolk as a helicopter pilot.
During World War II, various deception campaigns were used to make the enemy believe that the enemy’s military force was greater.
The most famous was the creation by the Allies of a ghost army “outfitted” with inflatable tanks and other vehicles that looked real from the air. Similar tactics were later employed when the Allies liberated France and Western Europe.
What worked for the Generation of Greats in WWII is now being tried again by fighters in Ukraine, and probably with the help of a Czech Republic-based company that makes fake inflatable weapons that can be used as decoys.
Russia’s Kinzhal missile may have kicked off the hypersonic arms race, but new evidence suggests it may be powered by U.S. technology.
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Iceworm. The very word conjures all kinds of ideas. A frozen worm? A super-secret lab tucked away into the North Pole? In fact, it was a nuclear lab inside an arctic glacier, and its history is pretty remarkable.
Cold War gets colder
Well, back in 1959, the U.S. was having a little tiff with the Soviets over who’d get to run the world. Both had cutting-edge military technology, not to mention, impressive nuclear arsenals. In fact, the two superpowers played the ultimate game of chicken when it came to atomic testing.
Brian Freeman served in the Army from 2002-2015, and early on, he lost a few friends in combat. PTSD emerged in the form of anxiety and depression, and trudging on nonetheless, he became a paratrooper in his 40s. Unfortunately, the soldier hurt his back, and became medically separated. Of course, Freeman’s mental health struggles didn’t go away, so he simply fell back on his military training. “If I can learn it, I can fix it,” said Freeman of the mindset, and the veteran earned a Bachelors (2018) and Masters (2019) in Social Work from Fordham.
The Marine Corps is the latest military service to launch its own software factory to enhance its in-house software development capability.
The Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) will start as a three-year pilot to demonstrate that there’s demand for the concept and that it can scale. It will be co-located with the Army Software Factory in Austin, Texas, where Marines embedded last summer to kickstart the software development effort before its formalization.