TECHNET AUGUSTA 2024 — The Army’s G-6 office will go through some restructuring in line with the service’s long-standing effort of creating a unified network, and is proposing that the Army more aggressively reform its signals battallions for a new era of warfare, a senior official said today.

Army G-6 says signals to undergo restructuring, emphasizes unified network goals

Military Times

The war in Ukraine and combat training center rotations are yielding lessons for the U.S. Army's network plans.

Commanders find new ways to leverage network in theater and training

Military.com

The Army is undermanned for a conflict with China or Russia, potential future fights that could expand across several geographic regions, a new report by a committee tasked with reviewing the 2022 National Defense Strategy has found.

Army Doesn't Have Enough Soldiers for Potential Wars with China and Russia, Review Committee Says

Fort Drum, NY

Business Insider

The four-legged, remote-controlled unmanned ground vehicle is designed to locate and fight drones.

A 'robot dog' armed with an AI-enabled rifle for shooting down drones was tested at a US Army exercise

SlashGear

In the day and age of fifth-generation jets, why wouldn't the Navy use the Raptor like the Air Force.

Here's Why The US Navy Doesn't Use The F-22 Raptor

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

War History Online

The M240 machine gun was introduced in the 1970s. Having seen use in a number of conflicts, it's favored by the US Army and Marine Corps.

Why Do Both US Marines and the Army Swear By This One Machine Gun?

Augusta, GA

The move, which may be approved by December, is expected to free up signal soldiers for more unit-level work within the brigades.

Signal battalions to be rebuilt for modern combat, Army says

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Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

The radar system combines five legacy platforms into once piece of gear and is part of efforts to make Marine littoral regiments agile and autonomous.

US Marines and Japanese military put new radar on Taiwan’s doorstep

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Hinds County, MS

Mississippi News Group

A Mississippi Attorney has been charged with multiple Counts of introducing contraband into a Correctional Facility as well as consipiracy according to a press release from Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones.

Mississippi Attorney Charged with 3 Counts of Introducing Contraband into a Correctional Facility

The Ukraine war has changed warfare, and the Pentagon is racing to incorporate the lessons.

A new US Army unit is taking pointers from Ukraine on drones and electronic warfare

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has hinted at the existence of a new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform, something that has long been a topic of discussion around the future of U.S. Air Force capabilities. Frequently, such a platform has been understood as a very stealthy, long-range, high-altitude surveillance drone commonly referred to as the RQ-180, although there are other possibilities, too, and even an RQ-180 would only be one facet in a larger constellation of next-generation ISR systems.

Air Force Chief Hints At Existence Of Clandestine Spy Aircraft

Oklahoma State

Missouri State

The Army is looking to expand basic combat training in a move its leaders hope will meet the challenges of future wars.

As recruiting rebounds, Army to expand basic training, rebuild for war

The U.S. Marine Corps received the final batch of its 23 new VH-92A Patriot presidential transport helicopters last week, an air frame most famously known as Marine One when carrying America’s commander-in-chief. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, delivered the final VH-92A Patriot helicopter in a ceremony at the...

Biden takes first ride in new Marine One as Sikorsky wraps delivery

Loxahatchee, FL

Earning the title of United States Marine is a profound achievement; however for Gage Barbieri, not only is it an achievement but a bridge to greater feats. Cpl. Barbieri, an automotive maintenance technician with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, is being recognized by the leaders of 2d MARDIV for using his skills, knowledge, and training on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle to refine its official technical manuals across the Department of Defense.

Marine Corporal who graduated high school at 16 helped write Department of Defense manuals

Interesting Engineering

The center will control future MQ-25 Stingray airborne operations to provide an aerial refueling capability that extends the range, operational capability, and lethality.

World’s 1st unmanned air warfare center launched aboard USS George HW Bush

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Marines and soldiers are trading notes on how to defend their airspace in an increasingly complex and threatening battlespace.

Soldiers work with Marines as the Corps ramps up its air defenses

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Break and counter: Army’s 500-day artificial intelligence plan to include new testing, defense

TECHNET AUGUSTA 2024 — The Army’s technology acquisition office announced today two new initiatives to go under its 500-day artificial intelligence implementation plan, focusing on testing...

Break and counter: Army’s 500-day artificial intelligence plan to include new testing, defense

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